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Skokomish, also known as the Twana, are a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives along Hood Canal, a fjord-like inlet on the west side of the Kitsap Peninsula and the Puget Sound basin. Historically the Twana were hunters, fishers, and gatherers who had a nomadic lifestyle during the warmer months, while living in more permanent homes during the winter months.

Like many Northwest Coast indigenous peoples, the Skokomish rely heavily on fishing for their survival.

Name

The name "Skokomish" comes from the Twana sqʷuqʷóʔbəš, also spelled sqWuqWu'b3sH, and meaning "river people" or "people of the river".^[1]^[2] ^[3] The Skokomish were one of the largest of the nine different Twana village communities that existed before about 1860. By their locations, the nine groups were the Dabop, Quilcene, Dosewallips, Duckabush, Hoodsport, Skokomish, Vance Creek, Tahuya, and Duhlelap communities.^[4] Within these nine communities there were at least 33 settlements.^[5]

Language

The Skokomish, or Twana language belongs to the Salishan family of Native American languages.

Reservation

The tribe moved onto the Skokomish Indian Reservation in the central part of modern-day Mason County, Washington near the Skokomish River around 1855. The reservation has a land area of 21.244 km² (8.2022 sq mi) and a 2000 census resident population of 730 persons. Its major community is Skokomish.

Notes

^ Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 452. ISBN 9780806135984. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
^ Wray, Jacilee (2003). "Skokomish: Twana Descendants". Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780806135526. Retrieved 3 November 2010.
^ http://hood.hctc.com/~skok1/ The Skokomish Tribal Nation
^ Elmendorf, William Welcome (1993). Twana narratives: native historical accounts of a Coast Salish culture. UBC Press. p. xxix. ISBN 9780774804752. Retrieved 3 November 2010. See also map on page 2
^ Wray, Jacilee (2003). Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780806135526. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

References

Skokomish Reservation, Washington United States Census Bureau

External links

[1] Bright, William (2004). Native American Placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 452. ISBN 9780806135984. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

[2] Wray, Jacilee (2003). "Skokomish: Twana Descendants". Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 65. ISBN 9780806135526. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

[3] ttp://hood.hctc.com/~skok1/ The Skokomish Tribal Nation

[4] Elmendorf, William Welcome (1993). Twana narratives: native historical accounts of a Coast Salish culture. UBC Press. p. xxix. ISBN 9780774804752. Retrieved 3 November 2010. See also map on page 2

[5] Wray, Jacilee (2003). Native Peoples of the Olympic Peninsula: Who We Are. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 67. ISBN 9780806135526. Retrieved 3 November 2010.

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