Flathead (Salish) people

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The Flathead (Salish) people are a Native American tribe of the Interior Salish language family traditionally based in what is now western Montana, known for their rich cultural traditions and historical presence in the northern Rocky Mountain region.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the United States
Interior Salish people
Native American tribe
alternateName Bitterroot Salish
linked to: Montana Salish

Flathead people
Salish
linked to: Salishan languages
country United States of America
culturalPractice oral storytelling tradition
seasonal round of resource use
sweat lodge ceremonies
tipi dwelling
traditional beadwork
culturalRevitalization immersion schools for Salish language
language preservation programs
ethnonymLanguage Salishan
governedBy Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Tribal Council
hasEthnographicDocumentationBy early American anthropologists
historicalEvent Hellgate Treaty of 1855
languageFamily Salishan languages
languageSubgroup Interior Salish languages
laterReligion Roman Catholicism
neighboringTribe Blackfeet Nation
linked to: Blackfoot

Crow Nation
Kootenai people
notableLeader Chief Charlo
Chief Victor
partOf Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation
populationRegion Montana
primaryLocation western Montana
recognizedBy United States federal government
region Northern Rockies
Plateau cultural area
reservationLocation northwestern Montana
residesOn Flathead Indian Reservation
sharesReservationWith Kootenai people
Pend d'Oreille (Kalispel) people
traditionalLanguage Salish language
linked to: Salishan languages
traditionalReligion animism
shamanism
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
horse culture
hunting
traditionalTerritory Bitterroot Valley
Clark Fork River region
linked to: Clark Fork River

Flathead Valley
northern Rocky Mountains
treatyName Treaty of Hell Gate
linked to: Treaty of Hellgate
treatyResult cession of large portions of traditional territory
creation of Flathead Indian Reservation
treatyWith United States government

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Indigenous peoples of the Plateau hasNotableGroup Flathead (Salish) people
Interior Salish peoples includes Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Treaty of Hellgate signatory Bitterroot Salish
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Plateau of western North America traditionalInhabitants Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Coeur d'Alene people closelyRelatedTo Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead language spokenBy Bitterroot Salish people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead language spokenBy Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead (Salish) people alternateName Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Interior Salish languages spokenBy Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead Indian Reservation namedFor Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead County namedAfter Flathead Native American people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead River namedAfter Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead hasAlternativeName Flathead Indians
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Flathead hasAlternativeName Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Plateau (North American cultural area) traditionalInhabitants Flathead people
subject linked to: Plateau
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Kalispel people relatedEthnicGroup Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people
Pend dʼOreille people relatedEthnicGroup Flathead people
linked to: Flathead (Salish) people