Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples

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The Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples are an Indigenous Coast Salish group traditionally inhabiting the northern Olympic Peninsula and southern Vancouver Island region, known for their rich maritime culture, cedar-based craftsmanship, and enduring tribal communities in Washington State.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Coast Salish people
Indigenous people
country Canada
United States
culture cedar-based craftsmanship
maritime culture
economicActivity fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
shellfish harvesting
ethnicGroupOf Pacific Northwest Coast
federallyRecognizedIn United States
hasTribalGovernment Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
historicalContactWith European explorers
Hudson’s Bay Company traders
language Klallam language
languageFamily Salishan languages
locatedAlong Strait of Juan de Fuca
linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
notableCraft cedar basketry
cedar plank houses
dugout canoes
woven cedar bark clothing
partOf Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
region British Columbia
Washington State
relatedEthnicGroup Lummi people
Songhees people
Straits Salish peoples
religion Christianity
traditional Coast Salish spirituality
selfDesignation S’Klallam
subgroupOf Coast Salish peoples
traditionalArt carving
painting
weaving
traditionalPractice canoe voyaging
potlatch ceremonies
storytelling
traditionalResource salmon
shellfish
western red cedar
traditionalTerritory northern Olympic Peninsula
southern Vancouver Island
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet-based orthography for Klallam language

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Coast Salish peoples hasSubgroup Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Clallam County, Washington namedAfter Klallam people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Clallam County, Washington hasIndigenousPeople Klallam people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Olympic Peninsula hasIndigenousInhabitants Klallam people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe reservation people Lower Elwha Klallam people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe reservation homelandOf Jamestown S’Klallam people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe reservation hasCulturalSignificanceFor Jamestown S’Klallam people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Quilcene indigenousPeople Quilcene (Klallam) people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples
Treaty of Point No Point appliesToPeople S’Klallam people
linked to: Klallam (S’Klallam) peoples