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Sqeliz | |
|---|---|
| Total population | |
| 2,708[2] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( Washington) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Spokan or Spokane language (dialect of Kalispel-Pend d'Oreille language)[3] | |
| Religion | |
| Dreamer Faith,[4] traditional tribal religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bitterroot Salish, Coeur D'Alene, Kootenai, Pend d'Oreilles, and other Interior Salish tribes |
The Spokan or Spokane people are a Native American tribe. They live in the eastern part of present-day Washington state and parts of northern Idaho in the United States of America.
The current Spokane Indian Reservation is in northeastern Washington, centered at Wellpinit (Sčecuwe).[5] The reservation is almost entirely in Stevens County. However, it also includes two small bits of land (totaling about 1.52 acres [0.62 ha]) in Lincoln County. This includes part of the Spokane River. In total, the reservation is about 615 square kilometres (237 sq mi).
The city of Spokane, Washington (Sʎˈetkʷ) is named after the tribe. It grew along the Spokane River, within the historic ancestral land of the tribe, but not in the reservation.
- ↑ " Spokane Tribe " Spokane Tribal Seal. 2011 (retrieved 28 February)
- ↑ As of April 2011, " Spokane Tribe " (retrieved March 16, 2015)
- ↑ Pritzker, 280
- ↑ Pritzker, 281
- ↑ Spokane Tribe Language and Culture