swədəbš | |
|---|---|
_man_of_the_Swinomish_Reservation_-_Photo_by_O.J._Wingren.,_La_Conner,_Wash._LCCN2015645623_(cropped).jpg) Dr. Joe,[1] a Swinomish doctor, c. 1907 | |
| Total population | |
| approx. 1,439[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Fidalgo Island, Skagit County | |
| Languages | |
| English, historically Lushootseed | |
| Religion | |
| Indigenous folk religion, Christianity, incl. syncretic forms | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Lushootseed-speaking peoples, esp. the Squinamish, Lower Skagit, and Kikiallus peoples |
The Swinomish people (/ˈswɪnəmɪʃ/ SWIN-ə-mish;[3] Lushootseed: swədəbš[4]) are a Lushootseed-speaking people Indigenous to western Washington state.
The Tribe lives in the southeastern part of Fidalgo Island in northern Puget Sound, near the San Juan Islands, in Skagit County, Washington. Skagit County is located about 70 miles (110 km) north of Seattle
Swinomish people are enrolled in the federally recognized Swinomish Indian Tribal Community, also known as the Swinomish Tribe, which is headquartered in Swinomish Village, across the Swinomish Channel from La Conner.[5]
- ^ Sampson 1972, p. 11.
- ^ "Community". Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
- ^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 468. ISBN 978-0-8061-3598-4.
- ^ Bates, Hess & Hilbert 1994, p. 246.
- ^ Swinomish Indian Tribal Community. (retrieved July 28, 2009)