The Salishan languages are a geographically contiguous block, with the exception of the Nuxalk (Bella Coola), in the Central Coast of British Columbia, and the extinct Tillamook language, to the south on the central coast of Oregon.

Approximate location of Coast Salish languages in the early 19th century. Created for the Salish Sea Atlas (wp.wwu.edu/SalishSeaAtlas)

View a map of the Coast Salish region and cultural groups (PDF) Hover over or click on the icons to see images and details of Coast Salish objects and the people who made them.

Our Coast Salish Nations are connected by way of our shared geography, language, culture, families and history. There are three regional maps below. The first map shows Coast Salish Territory in the Pre-Contact Era, before the arrival of Xwelítem (European settlers).

These languages are spoken by First Nations or Native American peoples inhabiting the Pacific Northwest, in the territory that is now known as the southwest coast of British Columbia around the Strait of Georgia and Washington State around Puget Sound.

English: Map of Coast Salish linguistic distribution in the early to mid 1800s This file was derived from: Canada British Columbia location map.svg; USA Washington location map.svg; Sources: Map by Hillary Rudd https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Coast-Salish-territories-drawn-by-Hillary-Rudd-2004-Thom-2005-p-61_fig3_322702552 -

Jan 17, 2025 · This interactive map shows the distribution of the fourteen Coast Salish languages spoken in the early 19th century.

Oct 12, 2020 · An open access digital Atlas of the Salish Sea Bioregion. Happy Indigenous Peoples Day! Here is an excerpt from one of the draft chapters in the Salish Sea Atlas showing the approximate distribution of Coast Salish languages.

Approximate location of Coast Salish languages in the early 19th century. Created for the Salish Sea Atlas (wp.wwu.edu/SalishSeaAtlas)

interiorsalish.com provide language information and samples for Southern Interior Salish languages including Colville-Okanagan (n̓səlxcin/n̓syilxcn), Wenatchee-Columbian (n̓x̌aʔmcín, Spokane (n̓poqińišcn), Kalispel-Pend Oreille-Bitterroot (qlispélixʷcn), and Coeur dAlene.