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Chehalis (tribe)
Chehalis people may refer to: * Lower Chehalis people * Upper Chehalis people * Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, a federally recognized tribe of Upper Chehalis and Lower Chehalis people * Sts'ailes people, formerly called the Chehalis {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lower Chehalis People
The Lower Chehalis ( ) are a Southwestern Coast Salish people indigenous to Washington state. Today, the Lower Chehalis do not maintain a distinct sovereign identity, although people of Lower Chehalis descent are enrolled in several federally recognized tribes, such as the Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, and the Quinault Indian Nation. Classification and name The Lower Chehalis are a Southwestern Coast Salish people, a group of four related peoples who speak closely related languages. The other three Southwestern Coast Salish include the Quinault people, Upper Chehalis people, and the Cowlitz people. The Lower Chehalis are more closely related to the Quinault than they are to the Upper Chehalis. Historically, the Lower Chehalis were not united. Instead, several villages which spoke a common language and resided in a common geographical area were grouped together. Early American treatymakers saw these groupings as "tribes" o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Upper Chehalis People
The Upper Chehalis ( ) are a Southwestern Coast Salish people Indigenous to Washington state. Classification and name The Upper Chehalis are a Southwestern Coast Salish The Coast Salish peoples are a group of ethnically and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. They speak on ... people, a group of four related peoples who speak closely related languages. The other three Southwestern Coast Salish include the Quinault people, Lower Chehalis people, and the Cowlitz people. The Upper Chehalis are more closely related to the Cowlitz than they are to the Lower Chehalis. The term "Upper Chehalis" refers to several historically independent groupings of villages which spoke a common language and resided in a common geographical area. Early American treatymakers saw these groupings as "tribes" or "bands", but anthropologist Barbara Lane (anthrop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederated Tribes Of The Chehalis Reservation
The Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of primarily Lower Chehalis and Upper Chehalis people located in Washington state. The tribe governs the Chehalis Reservation, which is located along the Chehalis and Black rivers in the vicinity of Oakville, Washington. History The name "Chehalis" derives from ', the name of principal village of the Lower Chehalis people and what is today Westport, Washington. The name, which means "sand", originally only replied to that village and its inhabitants. After colonization, it became the name of the Chehalis River and a collective term to refer to both the Upper and Lower Chehalis peoples living along it as a whole. The traditional territory of the Lower and Upper Chehalis peoples included the Chehalis River and its tributaries, including the Black, Cowlitz, Elk, Johns, Newaukum, Satsop, Skookumchuck, and Wynoochee rivers. The Upper and Lower Chehalis people were never party to any rat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
