Interior Salish peoples

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The Interior Salish peoples are a group of Indigenous nations of the Interior Plateau region of British Columbia and the northwestern United States who share related Salishan languages and cultural traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples of North America
cultural-linguistic group
associatedLanguage Coeur dʼAlene language
Colville-Okanagan language
linked to: Okanagan language

Kalispel-Pend dʼOreille language
Lillooet language
Okanagan language
Shuswap language
Spokane language
Thompson language
colonialHistory impacted by Canadian colonial policies
impacted by United States federal Indian policy
contemporaryStatus recognized as First Nations in Canada
recognized as Native American tribes in the United States
country Canada
United States
culturalArea Plateau culture area
ethnicGroupOf Interior Plateau region
linked to: Interior Plateau
includes Coeur dʼAlene people
Colville people
Flathead people
Kalispel people
Nespelem people
Nlakaʼpamux
linked to: Nlaka'pamux

Okanogan people (U.S.)
Pend dʼOreille people
Sanpoil people
Secwepemc
linked to: Secwepemc Nation

Sinixt
Spokane people
Stʼatʼimc
Syilx Okanagan
linked to: Colville-Okanagan
languageFamily Interior Salish languages
linguisticBranch Northern Interior Salish
Southern Interior Salish
locatedIn British Columbia
Pacific Northwest
northwestern United States
linked to: Pacific Northwest
notableResource salmon
partOf Salish peoples
linked to: W̱SÁNEĆ people
sharesCulturalTraditionsWith other Salish peoples
sharesLanguageFamily Salishan languages
subgroupOf Plateau Indigenous peoples
traditionalRegion Columbia Plateau
Interior Plateau
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting

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Nlaka'pamux partOf Interior Salish peoples
Indigenous peoples of the Plateau hasNotableGroup Interior Salish peoples
Salishan languages spokenBy Interior Salish peoples
Plateau culture area traditionalInhabitants Interior Salish peoples
Nlaka'pamux people partOf Interior Salish region
linked to: Interior Salish peoples
Secwepemc people subgroupOf Interior Salish
linked to: Interior Salish peoples
Interior Salish peoples linguisticBranch Southern Interior Salish
linked to: Interior Salish peoples
Nicola River valley partOfTraditionalTerritory Interior Salish peoples
Nlaka’pamux Nation partOf Interior Salish peoples
Boothroyd Indian Band hasCulturalRegion Interior Salish
linked to: Interior Salish peoples
Boothroyd Indian Band hasCulturalAffiliation Interior Salish peoples
1792–1793 overland expedition to the Pacific Ocean interactionWith Indigenous peoples of the interior of northwestern North America
linked to: Interior Salish peoples