Cowlitz people

Cowlitz
Traditional Cowlitz territory
Total population
>4,700+[1]
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Washington)
Languages
English, Cowlitz, Sahaptin, Chinook Jargon[2]
Religion
traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
Lower Cowlitz:
Other Salish peoples
Especially Chehalis and Quinault
Mountain Cowlitz:
Kwaiailk and Willapa
Taidnapam:
Nez Perce and other Sahaptin peoples
Especially Klickitat and Yakama

The term Cowlitz people covers two culturally and linguistically distinct indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest; the Lower Cowlitz or Cowlitz proper, and the Upper Cowlitz / Cowlitz Klickitat or Taitnapam. Lower Cowlitz refers to a southwestern Coast Salish people, which today are enrolled in the federally recognized tribes: Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation,[3] and Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. The Upper Cowlitz or Taitnapam, is a Northwest Sahaptin speaking people, part of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

Their traditional homelands are in western Washington state in the United States.

  1. ^ "Cowlitz Tribe." Center for World Indigenous Studies. Retrieved September 29, 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chinook Jargon was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "People of the Quinault." Quinault Indian Nation. Retrieved September 24, 2013.