The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is a
federally recognized tribe
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...
of
Cowlitz people. They are a tribe of Southwestern
Coast Salish and
Sahaptan indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest located in
Washington.
Other Cowlitz people are enrolled in the
Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakima Nation, and
Quinault Indian Nation.
Reservation
The Cowlitz Reservation was established in 2010. The
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Reservation may refer to: Places
Types of places:
* Indian reservation, in the United States
* Military base, often called reservations
* Nature reserve
Government and law
* Reservation (law), a caveat to a treaty
* Reservation in India, ...
is located near
Ridgefield, in
Clark County, Washington
Clark County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 503,311, making it Washington's fifth-most populous county. Its county seat and largest city is Vancouver. It was the first co ...
.
Government
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe is headquartered in
Longview, Washington. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected board of tribal council members.
Salish
Salish () may refer to:
* Salish peoples, a group of First Nations/Native Americans
** Coast Salish peoples, several First Nations/Native American groups in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest
** Interior Salish peoples, several First Nat ...
is commonly spoken by the tribe. The
Cowlitz language
The Cowlitz language is a member of the Tsamosan branch of the Coast Salish family of Salishan languages.
Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people were originally two distinct tribes: the Lower Cowlitz and the Upper Cowlitz. Only the Lower Cowlitz spok ...
belongs to the
Tsamosan branch of
Salishan languages. A dictionary has been published for Cowlitz.
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Economic development
The Cowlitz Indian Tribe has built the Ilani Casino Resort with ten restaurants and plans for a hotel, located near Ridgefield, Washington.
History
Cowlitz people actively traded with other tribes and later European Americans. 19th century treaties were not ratified by the United States or were unacceptable to the Cowlitz. In 1906 the tribe, under the leadership of Chief Atwin Stockum, began formal political relations with the United States. The Cowlitz Indian Tribe has had its constitutional elective tribal council system of government since 1950.[ Federal recognition was confirmed in 2000, and was reaffirmed in 2002."Cowlitz Tribes."]
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Notes
References
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .
External links
Cowlitz Indian Tribe
official website
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Coast Salish governments
Native American tribes in Washington (state)
Geography of Clark County, Washington
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast