twana — ˈtwänə noun (plural twana or twanas) Usage: usually capitalized 1. a. : a Salishan people of the Hood canal region in Washington b. : a member of such people 2. : a language of t … Useful english dictionary
Twana — ISO 639 3 Code : twa ISO 639 2/B Code : ISO 639 2/T Code : ISO 639 1 Code : Scope : Individual Language Type : Extinct … Names of Languages ISO 639-3
Skokomish (tribe) — basin. Historically the Twana were hunters, fishers, and gatherers that invoked a nomadic lifestyle during warmer times. However, during the winter they would settle down in a more permanent location.Like many Northwest Coast indigenous peoples,… … Wikipedia
Chimakum — A Chimakum woman photographed by Edward S. Curtis. Total population … Wikipedia
Coast Salish peoples — For details of the language group, see Coast Salish languages. Coast Salish refers to a cultural or ethnographic designation of a subgroup of the First Nations in British Columbia, Canada and Native American cultures in Washington and Oregon in… … Wikipedia
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
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 languages — For details of the cultural group, see Coast Salish. Coast Salish Geographic distribution: Strait of Georgia (British Columbia, Canada) and Puget Sound (Washington state) Linguistic classification: Salishan Subdivisions … Wikipedia
Salishan languages — This article is about the Salish/Salishan language. For the Tacoma, Washington, neighborhood, see Salishan, Tacoma, Washington. Infobox Language family name=Salishan region=Western Canada, Pacific Northwest of the United States family=Indigenous… … Wikipedia
Sahewamish (tribe) — ethnic group group=Sahewamish poptime= popplace=United States (Washington) rels= langs=English, Lushootseed related=other Salishan Twana peoplesThe Sahewamish are a Northwest Native American tribe. They were fisherman and hunter/gatherers,… … Wikipedia
