Colville people

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The Colville people are a Native American tribe of the Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally known for their salmon fishing, trade networks, and rich cultural traditions tied to the Columbia River basin.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Colville people canonical 10
Okanagan people 2
Colville Tribes 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the United States
Native American tribe
country United States of America
culturalIdentityLinkedTo Columbia River
Plateau landscape
salmon
culturalRegion Plateau tribes
ethnicGroupOf United States
governingBody Colville Business Council
hasArtForm basketry
beadwork
regalia making
hasCulturalPractice root digging ceremonies
seasonal salmon fishing camps
sweat lodge ceremonies
winter storytelling traditions
languageFamily Salishan languages
partOf Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
primaryRegion Pacific Northwest
Plateau cultural area
recognizedBy United States federal government
relatedEthnicGroup Chelan people
Entiat people
Lakes people
Methow people
Nespelem people
Nez Perce people
linked to: Nez Perce

Okanagan people
Sanpoil people
religion Christianity
traditional Plateau spirituality
reservation Colville Indian Reservation
reservationLocation north-central Washington State
traditionalEconomy trade networks
traditionalFoodSource berries
deer
roots
salmon
traditionalLanguage Colville-Okanagan language
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
salmon fishing
traditionalTerritory Columbia River basin
Colville River valley
linked to: Colville River

North-central Washington
Northeastern Washington
Upper Columbia River
linked to: Columbia River
usesTraditionalTechnology dip nets
dugout canoes
fish weirs

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Indigenous peoples of the Plateau hasNotableGroup Okanagan people
linked to: Colville people
Plateau culture area traditionalInhabitants Okanagan people
linked to: Colville people
Spokan people relatedEthnicGroup Colville people
Interior Salish peoples includes Colville people
Okanogan Valley indigenousTerritory Colville tribes
linked to: Colville people
Colville-Okanagan spokenBy Colville people
Interior Salish languages spokenBy Colville people
Spokane Tribe of Indians relatedEthnicGroup Colville Tribes
linked to: Colville people
Plateau (North American cultural area) traditionalInhabitants Colville people
subject linked to: Plateau
Colville Indian Reservation namedAfter Colville tribe
linked to: Colville people
Chelan people relatedEthnicGroup Colville people
Nespelem people relatedEthnicGroup Colville people