The People
Northwest Coast Native Americans
The First People of the Northwest Coast live along the rivers and shoreline from Yakutat Bay in Alaska to the Columbia River. Each group of people have their own culture and language. To learn more about their heritage and traditions, visit the websites listed below:
- Kwakwaka’wakw
- Makah / Nuu-chah-nulth
- Skokomish
- Musqueam
- Tlingit
Kwakwaka’wakw:
http://www.maltwood.uvic.ca/nwcp/kwakwaka/into.html
Makah/Nuu-chah-nulth:
http://www.makah.com/
Nuu-chah-nulth:
http://www.nuuchahnulth.org/
Musqueam:
http://www.musqueam.bc.ca/
Skokomish:
The Skokomish Tribal Nation
http://www.skokomish.org/
Tlingit:
http://www.sealaskaheritage.org/