Shoalwater Bay Tribe
Shoalwater Bay Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. They are descendants of the Willapa Chinook, Lower Chehalis, and the Northern Athabaskan speaking Willapa (Kwalhioqua). 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 (46°43′22″N 124°01′33″W / 46.72278°N 124.02583°W) with 70 inhabitants (2000 census) is located. The reservation is just west of Tokeland, Washington.
The original language of the Shoalwater Bay Tribe, belonging to the Chinookan family of Native American languages, is extinct.
References
[edit]- Shoalwater Bay Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land, Washington United States Census Bureau
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