Plateau Tribes
Ethnographers commonly classify indigenous peoples in the United States and Canada into ten geographical regions with shared cultural traits (called cultural areas). The following list groups peoples by the Plateau region. See the List of Native American Tribal Entities below.
Plateau Tribes
- Cayuse, Oregon
- Celilo (Wayampam)
- Upper Chinookan (Dialects: Clackamas, Cascades, Hood River, Wasco-Wishram language, Kathlamet, Cathlamet, Multnomah)
- Columbian (Dialects: Wenatchee, Sinkayuse, Chelan)
- Coeur d'Alene, Idaho
- Colville, Washington
- Upper Cowlitz
- Flathead (Selisch or Salish), Idaho and Montana
- Klamath, Oregon
- Klickitat Tribe, Washington
- Kootenai/Ktunaxa, British Columbia, Montana, and Idaho
- Lower Snake (Chamnapam, Wauyukma, Naxiyampam)
- Modoc, California and Oregon
- Molala (Molale), Oregon
- Nez Perce, Idaho
- Nicola Athapaskans (extinct)
- Nicola people (confederacy)
- Nlaka'pamux, British Columbia, formerly known as the Thompson people
- Okanagan (Syilx), British Columbia and Washington
- Palus (Palouse)
- Pend'Oreilles (Kalispel), Washington
- Rock Creek
- Sahaptin people
- Sanpoil (tribe)
- Secwepemc (Shuswap), British Columbia
- Sinixt (Lakes), British Columbia, Washington, Idaho
- Spokane, Washington
- St'at'imc (Lillooet)
- Tygh
- Tygh Valley
- Umatilla, Oregon
- Upper Nisqually (Mishalpan)
- Walla Walla, Oregon
- Wanapum
- Wasco-Wishram, Oregon
- Yakama, Washington
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