Samish Indian Nation

Samish Indian Nation
Total population
2,000[1][2]
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( Washington)
Languages
Samish, English[3]
Religion
Traditional
Related ethnic groups
Lummi, Saanich, Semiahmoo, Songhees, and Sooke peoples[4]

The Samish Indian Nation is a federally-recognized tribe of Samish people (Samish: Xws7ámesh)[5] located in Skagit County, Washington. The Samish Indian Nation is a signatory to the Treaty of Point Elliott of 1855 and has a government-to-government relationship with the United States of America.[citation needed] The Samish are a Northern Straits branch of Central Coast Salish peoples.[4] The Samish Nation is headquartered in Anacortes, Fidalgo Island, in Washington, north of Puget Sound.

The Washington state ferry Samish, dedicated in summer 2015, is named for the Samish Nation.

  1. ^ "Samish Indian Nation." Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Johnson2004 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Salish, Straits." Ethnologue. Retrieved September 17, 2013.
  4. ^ a b Pritzker 189
  5. ^ "Language". Samish Indian Nation. Retrieved June 24, 2023.