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Northwest Coast Indian — Any member of the North American Indian peoples inhabiting a narrow but rich belt of coastland and offshore islands from southeast Alaska to northwestern California. A signal feature of Northwest Coast society was the emphasis on each individual… … Universalium
Northwest Coast art — is the term commonly applied to a style of art created primarily by artists from Tlingit, Haida, Tsimshian, Kwakwaka wakw, Nuu chah nulth and other First Nations and Native American tribes of the Northwest Coast of North America, from pre… … Wikipedia
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast — This article is about the indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast. For other indigenous peoples see Indigenous peoples (disambiguation) Chief Anotklosh of the Taku Tribe of the Tlingit people, ca. 1913 The Indigenous peoples of the… … Wikipedia
Coast Salish — ▪ people Salish speaking North American Indians of the Northwest Coast, living around what are now the Strait of Georgia, Puget Sound, southern Vancouver Island, much of the Olympic Peninsula, and most of western Washington state. One… … Universalium
northwest — /nawrth west /; Naut. /nawr west /, n. 1. a point on the compass midway between north and west. Abbr.: NW 2. a region in this direction. 3. the Northwest, a. the northwestern part of the United States, esp. Washington, Oregon, and Idaho. b. the… … Universalium
Indian — /in dee euhn/, n. 1. Also called American Indian, Amerind, Amerindian, Native American. a member of the aboriginal people of America or of any of the aboriginal North or South American stocks, usually excluding the Eskimos. 2. any of the… … Universalium
coast — /kohst/, n. 1. the land next to the sea; seashore: the rocky coast of Maine. 2. the region adjoining it: They live on the coast, a few miles from the sea. 3. a hill or slope down which one may slide on a sled. 4. a slide or ride down a hill or… … Universalium
Coast Salish — refers to a cultural or ethnographic designation of a subgroup of the First Nations or Native American cultures in British Columbia, Washington, and Oregon who speak one of the Coast Salish languages. Although the Nuxalk (Bella Coola) are… … Wikipedia
Coast Tsimshian language — Coast Tsimshian Sm algyax Spoken in Canada, United States Region northwest British Columbia, southeast Alaska Ethnicity Tsimshian people … Wikipedia
Indian Arm — is a steep sided glacial fjord adjacent to the city of Vancouver in southwestern British Columbia. Formed during the last Ice Age, it extends due north from Burrard Inlet, between the communities of Belcarra (to the east) and the District of… … Wikipedia
