Skokomish is a Native American tribe in western Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives along Hood Canal, the inland sea west of the Puget Sound. The original name of the Skokomish is Twana and many people in the Skokomish tribe are moving back to calling themselves by that title. Native Americans (also Indians, Aboriginal Peoples, American Indians, First Nations, Alaskan Natives, Amerindians, or Indigenous Peoples of America) are the indigenous inhabitants of The Americas prior to the European colonization, and their modern descendants. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Evergreen State Other U.S. States Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Governor Christine Gregoire (D) Senators Patty Murray (D) Maria Cantwell (D) Official languages None Area 184,824 km² (18th)  - Land 172,587 km²  - Water 12,237 km² (6. ... Hood Canal, despite its name, is a fjord off Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington, with an average width of 1. ... Puget Sound Puget Sound is an arm (sound) of the Pacific Ocean in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ...

The Skokomish or Twana language belongs to the Salishan family of Native American languages. It is believed by some elders within the Skokomish community (such as Bruce Subiyay Miller) that the language branched off from Lushootseed (x^wəlšucid) because of the region-wide tradition of not speaking the name of someone who died for a year after their death. Substitute words were found in their place and often became normalizing in the community, generating differences from one community to the next. Subiyay speculated that this process increased the drift rate between languages and separated Twana firmly from x^wəlšucid. The Salishan languages are a group of languages of western Canada and the Pacific Northwest of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lushootseed (also xwÉ™lÅ¡ucid, dxwləšúcid, Puget Salish, Puget Sound Salish, Skagit-Nisqually) is the language or dialect continuum of several Salish Native American groups of modern-day Washington state. ...

The tribe moved onto their reservation in modern-day Mason County, Washington near the Skokomish River around 1855. Like many Northwest Coast natives, the Skokomish rely heavily on fishing for their survival. Mason County is a county located in the state of Washington. ... The Skokomish River is a river which starts by draining the southeast corner of the Olympic Mountains in Mason County, Washington. ... 1855 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...

External links

• Skokomish Tribal Nation homepage
• Skokomish tribe history and culture page

The Skokomish (Twana)people are internationally known for their beautiful basketry and other cultural arts. A sampling of the collection of Skokomish baskets and other cultural artifacts are available at the Burke Museum, on-line exhibit, located at http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/collections/ethnology/collections/index.php. When you reach this website, please enter "Skokomish" in the search box.