Quileute people

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The Quileute people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest known for their rich coastal culture, fishing and whaling traditions, and a language isolate once spoken along the western coast of Washington State.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest
language isolate
artStyle Northwest Coast art
clanSymbol wolf
concern cultural appropriation issues related to Twilight
culturalPractice carving
potlatch-like feasts
song and dance
cultureType coastal culture
educationInstitution Quileute Tribal School
ethnicGroupOf United States
featuredIn Twilight series
features transformer beings
wolf origin stories
governingBody Quileute Tribal Council
hasLanguage Quileute language
hasMythology Quileute mythology
hasReservation La Push, Washington
hasReservationArea Quileute Indian Reservation
languageRevitalization tribal language programs
languageStatus severely endangered
locatedIn La Push, Washington
notableEconomicActivity arts and crafts
fishing industry
tourism
populationTrend small population
primaryLocation Pacific Northwest
western coast of Washington State
recognizedBy United States federal government
region western coast of Washington State
relatedEthnicGroup Chimakum people
Hoh people
Makah people
spokenBy Quileute people
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalMaterialCulture cedar wood
woven baskets
traditionalReligion animism
shamanism
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
whaling
traditionalTerritory Olympic Peninsula
Pacific coast of Washington
linked to: Washington Coast

Quillayute River region
treatySignatory Treaty of Olympia (1855)
linked to: Treaty of Olympia
usesWatercraft cedar dugout canoes

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Jacob Black memberOf Quileute tribe
linked to: Quileute people
La Push, Washington governedBy Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
linked to: Quileute people
La Push, Washington hasEthnicMajority Quileute people
La Push, Washington hasCulturalSignificanceFor Quileute Tribe
linked to: Quileute people
Quinault people neighboringGroup Quileute people
La Push administeredBy Quileute Tribe of the Quileute Reservation
linked to: Quileute people
La Push traditionalInhabitants Quileute people
Quileute language spokenBy Quileute people
subject linked to: Quileute people
Makah people relatedEthnicGroup Quileute people
Hoh people relatedEthnicGroup Quileute people
Quileute werewolf pack basedOn Quileute tribe
linked to: Quileute people
Billy Black memberOf Quileute tribe
linked to: Quileute people
Billy Black loyalTo Quileute tribe
linked to: Quileute people
Sarah Black memberOf Quileute tribe
linked to: Quileute people
Quinault Indian Nation includesTribalGroup Quileute (some members)
linked to: Quileute people