Quileute
Americannoun
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a member of an Indigenous people of western Washington State.
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the language of the Quileute, also spoken by the Hoh.
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Etymology
Origin of Quileute
First recorded in 1890–95; from Quilleute (a language of the extinct Chimakuan family of languages formerly spoken on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State) kʷoʔlí·yot’, the name of a village at La Push, a small unincorporated community located at the mouth of the Quillayute River in Clallam County, Washington State
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The Quileute Tribe declared a fishery resource disaster after an algal bloom shut down its Dungeness harvest in 2015.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2023
The Quileute Tribe and the Lummi Nation had each moved significant parts of their reservations to safety.
From Slate ● May 28, 2022
Sea Shepherd Legal has argued that the Makah can maintain their traditions without killing whales, pointing to a neighboring tribe, the Quileute, that gave up whaling but holds an annual ceremony for whales.
From New York Times ● Nov. 14, 2019
“He was a very bad monster … his urine, actually, if you stepped on it, it would kill you,” Quileute Tribal Councilman Justin “Rio” Jaime told those gathered at the ceremony.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 11, 2014
“His dad is one of the Quileute elders.”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
The modern village of La Push, home to about 750 Quileutes, got its name from traders using Chinook jargon for “river mouth” — a corruption of the French “la bouche.”
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
Visit the land of the Quileutes and wander some of the Pacific Northwest’s most rugged coastline.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
According to “Raven Tales,” the Quileutes were the southernmost tribe whose oral-tradition mythology included raven stories.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 29, 2018
“Not exactly. He said you weren’t supposed to be dangerous. But the Quileutes still didn’t want you on their land, just in case.”
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
“The Quileutes have a long memory,” he whispered.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
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