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Basin. People traveled from all over
Skykomish territory to hunt elk in the basin. The Index area was most popular for hunting mountain goat, but deer and bear were hunted in the hills as well. The Pilchuck Basin was shared between the Snoqualmie and Snohomish and was a popular hunting area for deer and bear, as well as elk. Animal resources were used for food as well as clothing, tools, trade goods, and more. Goat wool in particular was a highly valuable trade good, prized by Puget Sound peoples with limited access to the mountains. Another use for goats were caps, made from mountain goat heads, with the horns and ears still attached.
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884:. It is debated among anthropologists and historians which dialect the Skykomish traditionally spoke. Ethnologist Colin Tweddell believed the Skykomish spoke a subdialect of Northern Lushootseed, along with the Snohomish. In 1852, Indian Agent E. A. Starling reported that the Skykomish spoke the same dialect as the Snohomish. However, in the same year, the Indian Claims Commission concluded that the Skykomish spoke
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peoples. The exact classification of the
Skykomish has historically been debated. Although some historians believe that the Skykomish are a Snoqualmie or Snohomish subgroup, most experts agree that the Skykomish were historically separate from the Snoqualmie and Snohomish, at least until the historic
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Berries, roots, and other plants were another prolific resource in the
Skykomish subsistence economy. Women were the primary berry-gatherers. Berries were mainly gathered downstream, along the river or in prairies. Mountain berries were gathered and sold fresh to settlers at lower elevation, or made
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Skykomish also historically heavily relied on hunting. The primary animals hunted were deer, elk, bear, and mountain goat. There were 3 main areas used for hunting: the Pilchuck Basin, the Sultan Basin, and the Index area. The most prominent elk hunting spot in Skykomish territory was the Sultan
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and deep into the mountains to gather berries, roots, and clams, as well as fishing and hunting in the lowlands of the Sound. Around August, Skykomish activity in the Puget Sound would die down as they would travel back home to the Sultan Basin to go elk hunting and focus on the salmon runs. Hunting
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In the mid-1800s prior to the treaty signing, the population of the
Skykomish was estimated at 410-450. On the Tulalip Reservation, the Skykomish population was 144 in the 1860s. The Skykomish began to disappear from official records in the 1870s due to their growing intermarriage with the Snohomish
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lists the
Skykomish as a signatory tribe, separate from the Snohomish and Snoqualmie. As the Skykomish became more and more close to the Snohomish and Snoqualmie in post-treaty times, it became more difficult to distinguish between them and their neighbors, causing a debate among anthropologists and
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houses, were centers of religion, learning, culture, governance, and the eponymous potlatch. The owners of a potlatch house often invited people from all over to take part in the potlatch, a gift-giving ceremony which was a crucial part of social life and the traditional Coast Salish economy. These
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Skykomish traditionally built their villages along rivers, placed at vital fishing spots to take advantage of fish runs. These villages were inhabited year-round, although summer encampments and houses were also built for temporary use during the summer months. These temporary houses were built
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ruled against the
Snoqualmie Tribe that the Skykomish people were a separate and identifiable people from the Snoqualmie. The Snoqualmie Tribe was hoping to gain compensation for the land ceded to the US government on behalf of the Skykomish. They appealed the decision, but they were again denied.
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Fish was by far the most important food resource in a traditional
Skykomish diet. Most fish caught were smoked or dried, but some were eaten fresh or traded for other goods, especially during the colonial period. Even today, many rely on fishing as supplemental income, or even as primary income.
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to hunt high in the mountains. In the winter, people returned to their respective villages for feasting and ceremonies. The cold winter months, when not engaging in religious ceremonies, were often spent building canoes, houses, and all other crafts. As the winter drew to a close, many
Skykomish
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Although usage in Lushootseed has declined in recent years with the death of the last native speakers, both successor tribes of the Skykomish, the Tulalip and the Snoqualmie, have language programs and are working towards revitalizing the Lushootseed language. Primary focuses include increasing
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peoples. By 1871, the Skykomish had begun to virtually disappear from the historical record, generally being classified as Snohomish or Snoqualmie. For this reason, although the Skykomish were once a wholly independent group, the Skykomish people have been variously categorized by scholars as a
349:(the Index people). The Skykomish people and the Index people were very different. The Skykomish were known for their skills in poling river canoes, while the Index people were known for their aptitude in quickly traversing the difficult terrain of the
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and fishing in Skykomish territory intensified in the early fall as travelers spread out into the Pilchuck, Skykomish, and Sultan basins to hunt deer, elk, bear, and other game. The late fall was prime goat hunting time, and many traveled to
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were the primary means of travel. Shovel-nosed canoes were used for upriver travel, and deep-water canoes were used for downriver and saltwater travel. Canoes were poled going upriver. Canoes were used commonly until late into the 1800s.
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Traditional Skykomish life revolved around a yearly cycle of hunting, gathering, and fishing. People traveled all over Skykomish territory and beyond to facilitate this lifestyle. In the spring and summer, people traveled out to the
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longhouses also hosted elaborate religious ceremonies throughout the winter months. In Skykomish territory, these houses were built in the villages at Gold Bar and Index. At Index, a massive longhouse housed upwards of 240 people.
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A Historical and Ethnological Study of the Snohomish Indian People: A Report Specifically Covering Their Aboriginal and Continued Existence, and Their Effective Occupation of a Definable Territory
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in 1855. After the signing of the treaty, the Skykomish were removed to the Tulalip Reservation, where they gradually intermixed and assimilated with their neighboring and closely-related
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in Lushootseed) and restoring daily usage of the language. Both departments have many language learning resources on their websites, and language classes are offered as well.
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The Skykomish inhabited at least 8 permanent villages with a pre-contact population believed to number in the thousands. Composed of several subgroups, including the
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1164:"The Snoqualmie Tribe of Indians, on Its Own Behalf, and on Relation of the Skykomish Tribe of Indians v. the United States, 372 F.2d 951 (Ct. Cl. 1967)"
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The Snoqualmie Tribe later appealed to the Court of Claims on August 27, 1965. 3 years later, on September 23, 1968, the decision was reversed by Judge
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Summer houses were also built. They were temporary structures which were used during seasonal travel to various hunting, fishing, and gathering spots.
414:, to which the Skykomish people were made to relocate. To this day, the Skykomish are recognized as one of the founding nations of the Tulalip Tribes.
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drainage system. For thousands of years, the Skykomish followed a seasonal pattern of hunting, fishing, and gathering throughout their territory.
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in Skykomish territory, along the rivers and in the mountains, as well as outside of their own territory, along the Puget Sound and its islands.
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1450:. Coast Salish and Western Washington Indians. Vol. II. New York & London: Garland Publishing (published 1974). p. 159.
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subgroup of the Snoqualmie people, the Snohomish people, or as a tribe in their own right. Today, the Skykomish are succeeded by the
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1594:Snoqualmie Tribe Culture Department
1446:Tweddell, Colin E. (August 1953).
1372:Stein, Alan J. (August 16, 1999).
1038:Governors Office of Indian Affairs
1002:Stein, Alan J. (August 12, 1999).
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2864:Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
1933:Swinomish Indian Tribal Community
1340:Lane, Barbara (August 18, 1975).
1123:"The Coast Salish of Puget Sound"
343:, (the Skykomish proper) and the
190:The Skykomish were party to the
1989:Port Madison Indian Reservation
1298:"Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855"
1034:"Treaty of Point Elliott, 1855"
1004:"Skykomish – Thumbnail History"
868:was collected to make baskets.
3083:Extinct Native American tribes
2878:Organizations and institutions
2854:Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
1928:Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians
1615:"About dxʷləšucid Lushootseed"
930:University of Washington Press
864:into dried cakes for storage.
573:Had a permanent fishery. Main
1:
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1139:10.1525/aa.1941.43.2.02a00050
2599:Sto꞉lo Nation Chiefs Council
2534:Kwaw-kwaw-Apilt First Nation
1984:Swinomish Indian Reservation
1938:Tulalip Tribes of Washington
1623:Tulalip Tribes of Washington
1084:University of Oklahoma Press
978:US Department of Agriculture
719:Historically, waterways via
627:, four miles from the mouth
323:Tulalip Tribes of Washington
303:1855 Treaty of Point Elliott
205:Tulalip Tribes of Washington
106:Lushootseed-speaking peoples
2799:Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe
2724:Tsleil-Waututh First Nation
2629:Tsleil-waututh First Nation
1911:Federally recognized tribes
970:Hollenbeck, Jan L. (1987).
605:, at mouth of Sultan Creek
555:Abandoned in the mid-1800s
552:Near mouth of Elwell Creek
501:List of Skykomish villages
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2829:Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
2714:Yakweakwioose First Nation
2619:Yakweakwioose First Nation
2574:Shxw'ow'hamel First Nation
1923:Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe
140:'upriver people',
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2794:Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
2789:Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
1958:Puyallup Tribe of Indians
1918:Upper Skagit Indian Tribe
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920:Bates, Dawn; Hess, Thom;
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1953:Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
1753:Salishan oral narratives
888:, as do the Snoqualmie.
441:Indian Claims Commission
311:Indian Claims Commission
245:, 'upriver' and
19:Not to be confused with
2951:Sliammon/Mainland Comox
2844:Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
2704:Tsawwassen First Nation
2699:Snuneymuxw First Nation
2644:Kwikwetlem First Nation
2579:Skawahlook First Nation
1948:Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
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2734:Union Bar First Nation
2654:Chemainus First Nation
2649:Semiahmoo First Nation
2614:Tzeachten First Nation
2589:Soowahlie First Nation
2554:Sq'éwlets First Nation
2539:Leq'á:mel First Nation
2514:Chawathil First Nation
1963:Nisqually Indian Tribe
926:Lushootseed Dictionary
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447:Territory and villages
309:On June 30, 1960, the
2669:Klahoose First Nation
2604:Stó꞉lō Tribal Council
2584:Skowkale First Nation
2524:Kwantlen First Nation
2003:Non-recognized groups
1994:Nisqually Reservation
1676:-speaking peoples of
1405:Tacoma Public Library
1040:. State of Washington
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146:[ˈsqʼexʷ.əbʃ]
99:Related ethnic groups
25:Skykomish, Washington
3078:Lushootseed language
2849:Squaxin Island Tribe
2834:Samish Indian Nation
2779:Cowlitz Indian Tribe
2754:Tsawout First Nation
2719:Tseycum First Nation
2679:Nanoose First Nation
2674:Malahat First Nation
2664:Homalco First Nation
2634:Musqueam Indian Band
2594:Squiala First Nation
2544:Matsqui First Nation
1968:Squaxin Island Tribe
1689:Lushootseed language
1567:on December 21, 2016
1278:on February 13, 2003
886:Southern Lushootseed
687:near the confluence
380:Hudson's Bay Company
151:Lushootseed-speaking
2909:Culture and society
2684:Peters First Nation
2659:Halalt First Nation
2639:Katzie First Nation
2559:Seabird Island Band
2529:Katzie First Nation
1763:Transformer/Changer
1705:Lushootseed grammar
1619:Tulalip Lushootseed
1487:, pp. 164–166.
697:Culture and society
683:At present site of
655:At present site of
639:At present site of
601:At present site of
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412:Tulalip Reservation
356:There was also the
316:Don Nelson Laramore
154:Coast Salish people
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2609:Sumas First Nation
2569:Skway First Nation
2564:Skwah First Nation
2519:Cheam First Nation
1625:. December 5, 2014
1590:"Language Program"
1530:, p. 164-167.
1518:, p. 167-168.
1506:, p. 165-166.
1475:, p. 168-169.
1210:The Tulalip Tribes
1149:– via JSTOR.
1086:. pp. 301–2.
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759:Seasonal patterns
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271:City of Skykomish
162:Cascade Mountains
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1611:
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1586:
1577:
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1531:
1525:
1519:
1513:
1507:
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1495:
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1443:
1437:
1431:
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1395:
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1369:
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1357:
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1348:
1337:
1331:
1325:
1314:
1313:
1311:
1309:
1294:
1288:
1287:
1285:
1283:
1274:. Archived from
1272:Coast Salish Map
1263:
1244:
1238:
1221:
1220:
1218:
1216:
1202:
1196:
1195:
1185:
1179:
1178:
1176:
1174:
1160:
1151:
1150:
1119:Smith, Marian W.
1115:
1098:
1097:
1073:
1050:
1049:
1047:
1045:
1030:
1019:
1018:
1016:
1014:
999:
990:
989:
967:
952:
951:
917:
897:
808:, blackberries,
774:
710:
677:
670:
613:
608:One house. Main
595:
588:
578:
564:
534:
527:
503:
472:
405:
361:
348:
342:
275:Skykomish County
267:Skykomish Valley
250:
244:
238:
232:
182:
176:
158:Skykomish Valley
148:
143:
134:
60:Total population
52:
38:
36:Skykomish people
21:Skokomish people
3103:
3102:
3098:
3097:
3096:
3094:
3093:
3092:
3058:
3057:
3056:
3051:
2930:
2904:
2873:
2859:Suquamish Tribe
2784:Suquamish Tribe
2759:Cowichan Tribes
2744:T'Sou-ke Nation
2729:Squamish Nation
2694:shíshálh Nation
2689:Tla'amin Nation
2509:Aitchelitz Band
2497:
2059:
2054:
2024:
2019:
1998:
1972:
1943:Suquamish Tribe
1902:
1841:
1785:
1779:
1741:
1728:
1709:
1688:
1682:
1678:
1672:
1669:
1639:
1638:
1628:
1626:
1613:
1612:
1608:
1598:
1596:
1588:
1587:
1580:
1570:
1568:
1564:
1557:
1551:
1550:
1546:
1540:Hollenbeck 1987
1538:
1534:
1528:Hollenbeck 1987
1526:
1522:
1516:Hollenbeck 1987
1514:
1510:
1504:Hollenbeck 1987
1502:
1498:
1488:
1485:Hollenbeck 1978
1483:
1479:
1473:Hollenbeck 1987
1471:
1467:
1461:Hollenbeck 1987
1459:
1455:
1445:
1444:
1440:
1434:Hollenbeck 1987
1432:
1413:
1397:
1396:
1392:
1382:
1380:
1371:
1370:
1366:
1360:Hollenbeck 1987
1358:
1354:
1349:. pp. 1–4.
1346:
1339:
1338:
1334:
1328:Hollenbeck 1987
1326:
1317:
1307:
1305:
1296:
1295:
1291:
1281:
1279:
1265:
1264:
1247:
1241:Hollenbeck 1987
1239:
1224:
1214:
1212:
1204:
1203:
1199:
1187:
1186:
1182:
1172:
1170:
1162:
1161:
1154:
1117:
1116:
1101:
1094:
1075:
1074:
1053:
1043:
1041:
1032:
1031:
1022:
1012:
1010:
1001:
1000:
993:
969:
968:
955:
940:
919:
918:
909:
904:
874:
820:, blueberries,
798:
776:would fish for
772:x̌əx̌aʔusalʔtxʷ
761:
745:
717:
708:x̌əx̌aʔusalʔtxʷ
699:
675:x̌əx̌aʔusalʔtxʷ
449:
387:Puget Sound War
372:
335:
283:
259:Skykomish River
217:
141:
55:
43:
33:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
3101:
3099:
3091:
3090:
3085:
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3021:
3016:
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3009:
3004:
2999:
2994:
2989:
2979:
2974:
2969:
2964:
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2954:
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2952:
2949:
2948:Island Comox †
2940:
2938:
2932:
2931:
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2928:
2923:
2918:
2912:
2910:
2906:
2905:
2903:
2902:
2897:
2892:
2887:
2881:
2879:
2875:
2874:
2872:
2871:
2869:Tulalip Tribes
2866:
2861:
2856:
2851:
2846:
2841:
2836:
2831:
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2816:
2811:
2806:
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2329:
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2319:
2314:
2309:
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2299:
2294:
2289:
2284:
2279:
2274:
2272:Seabird Island
2269:
2264:
2259:
2254:
2249:
2244:
2239:
2234:
2229:
2227:Tsleil-Waututh
2224:
2219:
2214:
2209:
2204:
2199:
2194:
2189:
2184:
2179:
2174:
2172:Kwa-kwa-a-pilt
2169:
2164:
2159:
2154:
2149:
2144:
2139:
2134:
2129:
2124:
2119:
2114:
2109:
2104:
2099:
2094:
2089:
2084:
2078:
2073:
2067:
2065:
2061:
2060:
2055:
2053:
2052:
2045:
2038:
2030:
2021:
2020:
2018:
2017:
2012:
2010:Duwamish Tribe
2006:
2004:
2000:
1999:
1997:
1996:
1991:
1986:
1980:
1978:
1974:
1973:
1971:
1970:
1965:
1960:
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1843:
1842:
1840:
1839:
1834:
1829:
1824:
1819:
1814:
1809:
1804:
1802:Skagit peoples
1798:
1796:
1789:
1781:
1780:
1778:
1777:
1776:
1775:
1769:Spirit Powers
1767:
1766:
1765:
1755:
1749:
1747:
1743:
1742:
1735:
1733:
1730:
1729:
1727:
1726:
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1717:
1715:
1711:
1710:
1708:
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1699:
1692:
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1683:
1670:
1668:
1667:
1660:
1653:
1645:
1637:
1636:
1606:
1578:
1544:
1542:, p. 167.
1532:
1520:
1508:
1496:
1477:
1465:
1463:, p. 168.
1453:
1438:
1436:, p. 163.
1411:
1390:
1364:
1362:, p. 164.
1352:
1332:
1330:, p. 169.
1315:
1289:
1245:
1243:, p. 162.
1222:
1197:
1180:
1152:
1133:(2): 197–211.
1099:
1092:
1051:
1020:
991:
953:
938:
906:
905:
903:
900:
873:
870:
797:
794:
782:Pilchuck River
760:
757:
744:
741:
716:
713:
698:
695:
692:
691:
688:
681:
678:
671:
668:bəsx̌əx̌əx̌əlč
663:
662:
659:
653:
650:
647:
646:
643:
637:
635:
632:
631:
628:
621:
619:
616:
615:
606:
599:
596:
589:
581:
580:
576:st̕aq̓taliǰabš
571:
568:
565:
557:
556:
553:
550:
549:"Kanim Place"
547:
544:
543:
541:
538:
537:Sehkwegwehlts
535:
528:
525:st̕aq̓taliǰabš
520:
519:
516:
513:
510:
507:
448:
445:
406:, what is now
400:was signed at
376:Fort Nisqually
371:
368:
359:st̕aq̓taliǰabš
346:bəsx̌əx̌əx̌əlč
334:
331:
282:
281:Classification
279:
263:Skykomish Peak
216:
213:
180:st̕aq̓taliǰabš
174:bəsx̌əx̌əx̌əlč
117:
116:
101:
100:
96:
95:
85:
84:
80:
79:
72:
71:
67:
66:
62:
61:
57:
56:
53:
45:
44:
41:
31:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
3100:
3089:
3086:
3084:
3081:
3079:
3076:
3074:
3071:
3069:
3066:
3065:
3063:
3048:
3045:
3043:
3040:
3038:
3035:
3031:
3028:Northern and
3027:
3026:
3025:
3022:
3020:
3017:
3013:
3010:
3008:
3005:
3003:
3000:
2998:
2995:
2993:
2990:
2988:
2985:
2984:
2983:
2982:North Straits
2980:
2978:
2975:
2973:
2970:
2968:
2965:
2963:
2960:
2958:
2955:
2950:
2947:
2946:
2945:
2942:
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2924:
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2917:
2914:
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2911:
2907:
2901:
2898:
2896:
2893:
2891:
2888:
2886:
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2882:
2880:
2876:
2870:
2867:
2865:
2862:
2860:
2857:
2855:
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2825:
2822:
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2817:
2815:
2812:
2810:
2807:
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2800:
2797:
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2790:
2787:
2785:
2782:
2780:
2777:
2775:
2772:
2770:
2767:
2765:
2762:
2760:
2757:
2755:
2752:
2750:
2747:
2745:
2742:
2740:
2739:Nuxalk Nation
2737:
2735:
2732:
2730:
2727:
2725:
2722:
2720:
2717:
2715:
2712:
2710:
2707:
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2702:
2700:
2697:
2695:
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2687:
2685:
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2677:
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2500:
2494:
2491:
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2478:
2475:
2473:
2470:
2468:
2465:
2463:
2460:
2458:
2455:
2453:
2450:
2448:
2445:
2443:
2440:
2438:
2437:Stillaquamish
2435:
2433:
2430:
2428:
2425:
2423:
2420:
2418:
2415:
2413:
2410:
2408:
2407:Sauk-Suiattle
2405:
2403:
2400:
2398:
2395:
2393:
2390:
2388:
2385:
2383:
2380:
2378:
2375:
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2328:
2327:Yakweakwioose
2325:
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2320:
2318:
2315:
2313:
2310:
2308:
2305:
2303:
2300:
2298:
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2292:Shxw'ow'hamel
2290:
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2283:
2280:
2278:
2275:
2273:
2270:
2268:
2265:
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2208:
2205:
2203:
2200:
2198:
2195:
2193:
2190:
2188:
2185:
2183:
2182:Kway-quit-lam
2180:
2178:
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2173:
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2168:
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2120:
2118:
2115:
2113:
2110:
2108:
2105:
2103:
2100:
2098:
2095:
2093:
2092:Clemclemaluts
2090:
2088:
2085:
2082:
2079:
2077:
2074:
2072:
2069:
2068:
2066:
2062:
2058:
2051:
2046:
2044:
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2032:
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2028:
2016:
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1832:Stillaguamish
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827:
826:mountain goat
823:
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818:huckleberries
815:
811:
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802:salmonberries
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