Skin Indians
Skin Indians were located on Columbia River from The Dalles to a point about 75 miles above in the present state of Washington.
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Skin Indians were located on Columbia River from The Dalles to a point about 75 miles above in the present state of Washington.
Skilloot Indians were located on both sides of Columbia River above and below the mouth of Cowlitz River in present states of Oregon and Washington.
Skagit Indians were located on Skagit and Stillaguamish Rivers except about their mouths in the present state of Washington.
Senijextee Indians were located on both sides of the Columbia River from Kettle Falls to the Canadian boundary, the valley of Kettle River, Kootenay River from its mouth to the first falls, and the region of the Arrow Lakes, B. C. The Lake Indians on the American side were placed on Colville Reservation.
Semiahmoo Indians were located about Semiahmoo Bay in northwest Washington and southwest British Columbia.
Satsop Indians were located on Satsop River, a branch of the Chehalis, in Washington State.
Samish Indians were located on Samish Bay and Samish Island, Guemes Island, and the northwest portion of Fidalgo Island. The Samish were later placed on Lummi Reservation.
Sahehwamish Indians were located on the innermost inlets of Puget Sound in Washington state.
Quileute Indians were located on Quilayute River, on the west coast of Washington. They are now on the Quileutc and Makah Reservations.
Queets Indians were located on Queets River and its branches in Washington state.
Puyallup Indians were located at the mouth of Puyallup River and the neighboring coast, including Carr Inlet and the southern part of Vashon Island in the state of Washington.
Palouse Indians were located in the valley of Palouse River in Washington and Idaho and on a small section of Snake River, extending eastward to the camas grounds near Moscow, Idaho. The Palouse were included in the Yakima treaty of 1855 but have never recognized the treaty obligations and have declined to lead a reservation life.
Ozette Indians
Nooksack Indians were located along the Nooksack River in Whatcom County, Washington and Canada.
Nisqually Indians were located on Nisqually River above its mouth and on the middle and upper courses of Puyallup River.
Muckleshoot Indians were located on White River, their territory extending from Kent eastward to the mountains, but it seems also to have included Green River.
Methow Indians were located on Methow River. A detached band called Chilowhist wintered on the Okanogan River between Sand Point and Malott.
Makah Indians were located about Cape Flattery, claiming the coast east as far as Hoko River and south to Flattery Rocks, besides Tatoosh Island. Later they were confined to the Makah Reservation.
Lummi Indians were located on the upper part of Bellingham Bay and about the mouth of Nooksack River. Formerly the Lummi are said to have resorted at times to a group of islands east of Vancouver Island. They were finally placed on Lummi Reservation.
Kwalhioqua Indians were located on the upper course of Willopah River, and the southern and western headwaters of the Chehalis. Gibbs (1877) extends their territory eastward of the Cascades, but Boas (1892) doubts the correctness of this.