THIS TRIBE IS 17 MILES EAST OF BELLINGHAM,. WASHINGTON. THEIR LAND BASE IS ABOUT 2000 PEOPLE. THEY LIVE IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER BY DERRING. IN 1971 THEY CEDED 1 ACRE. THEN THEY INCREASED RESERVATION LANDS TO 25,000 ACRES
OF WHICH 65 WERE OWNED BY THE TRIBE. THEY RELIED ON FISHING AS WELL AS GATHERING FOR SUSTENANCE. IN 2000 THEY HAD ONLY 550 PEOPLE. THEIR LANGUAGE BELONGED TO THE COAST SALISHAN. THIS LANGUAGE BECAME EXTINCT AROUND 1988. THEY HAVE ONE FLUENT SPEAKER WHO IS WORKING WITH A LINGUIST TO COMPLETE A DICTIONARY.
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