Quinault Indian Nation
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The Quinault Indian Nation (/kwɪˈnɒlt/ or /kwɪˈnɔːlt/; QIN), formerly known as the Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation, is a federally recognized tribe of Quinault, Queets, Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Chinook, and Cowlitz peoples.[4] They are a Southwestern Coast Salish people of indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast.[5] Their tribe is located in Washington state on the Pacific coast of the Olympic Peninsula. These peoples are also represented in other tribes in Washington and Oregon.
Total population | |
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2,535 enrolled members[1] (1999) | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Washington) | |
Languages | |
English, formerly Quinault,[2] Quileute, Cowlitz, Chinook | |
Religion | |
traditional tribal religion | |
Related ethnic groups | |
other Quinault, Queets, Quileute, Hoh, Chehalis, Cowlitz, and Chinook peoples[3] |
In July 2016, about 2,500 landowners with interests in the Quinault Reservation were offered about $59 million by the U.S. Department of Interior as part of its Native Lands Buy-Back Program as part of the settlement of the Cobell v. Salazar class-action suit.[6][7] The land purchased will be put into trust for the tribe at this reservation. Among other tribes, a range of 41 to 45% of people have accepted such offers. The agency has restored about 1.5 million acres (610,000 ha) to tribes under this program.