Nisqually River region

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The Nisqually River region is a culturally and historically significant area in western Washington State, central to the traditional homelands, fishing rights, and environmental stewardship of the Nisqually people.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf geographic region ⓘ
associatedWith Boldt Decision ⓘ
Nisqually fishing rights struggles ⓘ
Treaty of Medicine Creek ⓘ
climate temperate maritime climate ⓘ
contains Joint Base Lewis–McChord vicinity ⓘ
Nisqually Glacier ⓘ
Nisqually Indian Reservation ⓘ
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
Nisqually River ⓘ
Nisqually River delta ⓘ
Nisqually Valley ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturallySignificantFor Nisqually people ⓘ
drainageBasinOf Nisqually River ⓘ
emptiesInto southern Puget Sound ⓘ
linked to: South Puget Sound
flowsThrough Lewis County, Washington ⓘ
Pierce County, Washington ⓘ
linked to: Pierce County

Thurston County, Washington ⓘ
governedInPartBy Nisqually Indian Tribe ⓘ
State of Washington ⓘ
hasEcosystemType estuarine ecosystem ⓘ
forested watershed ⓘ
riverine ecosystem ⓘ
hasLandUse agricultural lands ⓘ
conservation areas ⓘ
military reservation ⓘ
tribal lands ⓘ
hasPrimaryRiver Nisqually River ⓘ
historicallySignificantFor Nisqually people ⓘ
importantFor salmon habitat ⓘ
steelhead habitat ⓘ
waterfowl habitat ⓘ
knownFor environmental stewardship ⓘ
salmon fisheries ⓘ
tribal fishing rights ⓘ
locatedIn United States ⓘ
western Washington State ⓘ
partOf Puget Sound watershed ⓘ
linked to: Puget Sound
protectedBy Mount Rainier National Park ⓘ
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge ⓘ
sourceRegion Mount Rainier ⓘ
supportsActivity environmental education ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
subsistence harvesting ⓘ
tribal fishing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
traditionalHomelandOf Nisqually people ⓘ

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Treaty of Medicine Creek → affects → Nisqually River region ⓘ
DuPont, Washington → locatedOn → Nisqually Plain ⓘ
linked to: Nisqually River region
Chief Leschi → associatedWith → Nisqually River region ⓘ
Puget Sound War → primaryTheater → Nisqually River valley ⓘ
linked to: Nisqually River region
Nisqually Indian Reservation → borderedBy → Nisqually River valley ⓘ
linked to: Nisqually River region
William Fraser Tolmie → associatedWith → Nisqually region ⓘ
linked to: Nisqually River region
Nisqually River region → contains → Nisqually Valley ⓘ
linked to: Nisqually River region
Yelm Prairie → associatedWith → Nisqually River valley ⓘ
linked to: Nisqually River region
Yelm–Tenino Trail → passesNear → Nisqually River basin ⓘ
linked to: Nisqually River region