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Xws7ámesh | |
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Total population | |
1,440 (2010) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Washington) | |
Languages | |
English, Samish | |
Religion | |
Christianity, Indigenous | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Coast Salish peoples |
The Samish (Samish: Xws7ámesh)[1] are a Native American people who live in the U.S. state of Washington. They are a Central Coast Salish people. Through the years, they were assigned to reservations dominated by other Tribes, for instance, the Swinomish Indians of the Swinomish Reservation of Washington and the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulalip Reservation. They are also enrolled in the Samish Indian Nation, formerly known as the Samish Indian Tribe, which regained federal recognition in 1996.[2]