Shoalwater Bay Tribe
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Shoalwater Bay Tribe is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States
. They are descendants of the Willapa Chinook, Lower Chehalis
, and Willapa Hills tribes. The Shoalwater Bay tribe lives on the southwest coast of Washington in northwestern Pacific County, along the shores of Willapa Bay
where the 2.693 km² (1.0397 sq mi) Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation with 70 inhabitants (2000 census
) is located. The reservation is just west of Tokeland, Washington
.
The original language of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe (very possibly extinct) would have belonged to the Chinookan
family of Native American languages.
United States
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. They are descendants of the Willapa Chinook, Lower Chehalis
Chehalis (tribe)
The Chehalis people are a native people of westernWashington state in the United States. They should not be confused with the similarly named Chehalis First Nation of the Harrison River in the Fraser Valley area of British Columbia....
, and Willapa Hills tribes. The Shoalwater Bay tribe lives on the southwest coast of Washington in northwestern Pacific County, along the shores of Willapa Bay
Willapa Bay
Willapa Bay is a bay located on the southwest Pacific coast of Washington state in the United States. The Long Beach Peninsula separates Willapa Bay from the greater expanse of the Pacific Ocean. With over of water surface Willapa Bay is the second largest estuary on the United States Pacific coast...
where the 2.693 km² (1.0397 sq mi) Shoalwater Bay Indian Reservation with 70 inhabitants (2000 census
United States Census, 2000
The Twenty-second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13.2% over the 248,709,873 persons enumerated during the 1990 Census...
) is located. The reservation is just west of Tokeland, Washington
Tokeland, Washington
Tokeland is a census-designated place in Pacific County, Washington, United States. The population was 151 at the 2010 census, a sharp decrease from the 194 at the 2000 census.The town was named after Chief Toke, an Indian chief of the 19th century....
.
The original language of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe (very possibly extinct) would have belonged to the Chinookan
Chinookan
Chinook refers to several native amercain groups of in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, speaking the Chinookan languages. In the early 19th century, the Chinookan-speaking peoples lived along the lower and middle Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington...
family of Native American languages.