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 A Klickitat warrior, 1899 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| c. 600 in 1780; c. 400 in 1910 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Washington) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Klickitat | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yakama |
The Klickitat (also spelled Klikitat) are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest. Today most Klickitat are enrolled in the federally recognized Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation, some are also part of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.
A Shahaptian tribe, their eastern neighbors were the Yakama, who speak a closely related language. Their western neighbors were various Salishan and Chinookan tribes. Their name has been perpetuated in Klickitat County, Washington, Klickitat, Washington, Klickitat Street in Portland, Oregon (also Big Lake, Minnesota), the former Washington State Ferry MV Klickitat, and the Klickitat River, a tributary of the Columbia River.
The Klickitat were noted for being active and enterprising traders, and served as intermediaries between the coastal tribes and those living east of the Cascade Mountains.