Coast Salish Languages - Language Group: Peoples Speaking A Coast Salish Language

Language Group: Peoples Speaking A Coast Salish Language

Listings are from north to south. Peoples generally inhabited the mentioned watershed and the shores if a body of water is mentioned, as well as further environs. Adjacent tribes or nations often shared adjacent resources and other practices, so boundaries were seldom distinct.

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