The Entiat (Sintia'tkumuk, Sintiatqkumuhs, Inti-etook, Intietooks[1]) are a Native American tribe who exclusively used and occupied an area extending from the Columbia River to the Cascade Mountains along the drainage system of the Entiat River.
| Regions with significant populations | |
|---|---|
 United States (Washington) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Salishan | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Colville, Nespelem, Sanpoil, Sinixt, Palus, Wenatchi, Chelan, Methow, southern Okanagan, Sinkiuse-Columbia, and the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph's band |
Ethnography
editThe Entiat are members of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized tribe. It is located on the Colville Indian Reservation in eastern Washington state. The Confederated Tribes have over 9,000 descendants from 12 aboriginal tribes. In addition to the Entiat, the tribes are known in English as the Colville, the Nespelem, the Sanpoil, the Lake (Sinixt), the Palus, the Wenatchi, the Chelan, the Methow, the southern Okanagan, the Sinkiuse-Columbia, and the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph's Band.
The Entiat speak English. The native language of the tribe is a Salishan language made up of several different dialects among the tribes.[2]
The Entiat enrollment of September 24, 1954, listed 113 Entiat.[3]
References
edit- ^ A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest
- ^ "Facts & Information". colvilletribes.com. Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
- ^ "Indian Claims Commission" (PDF). okstate.edu. Archived from the original on September 3, 2006. Retrieved October 3, 2007.
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Further reading
edit- Hackenmiller, Tom. Wapato Heritage: The History of the Chelan and Entiat Indians. Manson, WA (P.O. Box 355, Manson 98831): Point Pub, 1995.
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