Cowlitz people

Cowlitz

Traditional Cowlitz territory
Total population
>4,700+[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States ( Washington)
Languages
English, Cowlitz, Sahaptin, Chinook Jargon[2]
Religion
traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
Lower Cowlitz: Other Salish peoples Especially Chehalis and Quinault Mountain Cowlitz: Kwaiailk and Willapa Taidnapam: Nez Perce and other Sahaptin peoples Especially Klickitat and Yakama

The term Cowlitz people covers two culturally and linguistically distinct indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest; the Lower Cowlitz or Cowlitz proper, and the Upper Cowlitz / Cowlitz Klickitat or Taitnapam. Lower Cowlitz refers to a southwestern Coast Salish people, which today are enrolled in the federally recognized tribes: Cowlitz Indian Tribe, Quinault Indian Nation,^[3] and Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. The Upper Cowlitz or Taitnapam, is a Northwest Sahaptin speaking people, part of the Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.

Their traditional homelands are in western Washington state in the United States.