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Q'umk'uts', a Nuxalk community that is located at the confluence of the Bella Coola River and the
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1232:Samish Indian Nation
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1117:Tseycum First Nation
1077:Nanoose First Nation
1072:Malahat First Nation
1062:Homalco First Nation
1032:Musqueam Indian Band
992:Squiala First Nation
942:Matsqui First Nation
235:of pounded roots of
1307:Culture and society
1082:Peters First Nation
1057:Halalt First Nation
1037:Katzie First Nation
957:Seabird Island Band
927:Katzie First Nation
248:Antennaria howellii
231:The Nuxalk apply a
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967:Skway First Nation
962:Skwah First Nation
917:Cheam First Nation
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1207:Makah Tribe
947:Popkum Band
900:Governments
877:(Tillamook)
790:Muckleshoot
256:ethnobotany
227:Ethnobotany
160:. It is on
1460:Categories
1360:Halkomelem
860:Sahewamish
815:Snoqualmie
695:Skawahlook
620:Tsawwassen
615:Snuneymuxw
535:Humptulips
485:Stz'uminus
370:Smith 1929
358:Smith 1929
344:2023-02-21
283:References
217:totem pole
170:potlatches
1400:Semiahmoo
1355:Pentlatch
1334:Languages
1319:Mythology
886:Quamichan
865:Wynoochee
845:Swinomish
840:Suquamish
825:Nisqually
820:Skykomish
810:Snohomish
795:Sammamish
785:Skokomish
750:Penelakut
745:Quamichan
720:Tzeachten
705:Soowahlie
685:Shilshole
660:Leq'á:mel
655:Sts'ailes
650:Sq'Ă©wlets
640:Semiahmoo
550:Kilpahlas
545:Khenipsen
515:Esquimalt
479:Sts'ailes
469:Chawathil
315:11 August
243:decoction
148:Community
140:Etymology
71:Languages
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1428:Southern
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1405:Songhees
1375:Nooksack
1370:Squamish
1365:shĂshálh
855:Quinault
830:Puyallup
770:Nooksack
755:Lamalcha
735:Tsartlip
730:T'souk-e
700:Skowkale
635:Squamish
630:shĂshálh
610:Sliammon
590:Musqueam
575:Kwantlen
565:Koksilah
555:Klahoose
510:Duwamish
495:Comiaken
394:: 47–68.
266:See also
233:poultice
183:Language
1440:Cowlitz
1417:Klallam
1390:Saanich
875:Nehalem
850:Tulalip
760:Saanich
710:Squiala
605:Malahat
595:Nanoose
585:Matsqui
560:Klallam
530:Homalco
505:Cowlitz
500:Copalis
462:Peoples
195:History
120:of the
116:is the
77:English
1471:Nuxalk
1395:Samish
891:Somena
881:Siletz
870:Satsop
800:Samish
740:Somena
715:Stó꞉lō
665:Popkum
600:Nuxalk
540:Katzie
520:Halalt
92:other
81:Nuxálk
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