Twana
təwəʔduq | |
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Portrait of a Quilcene boy, c. 1913 | |
| Total population | |
| 796 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Hood Canal, Washington | |
| Languages | |
| Twana, English | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion, Christianity, incl. syncretic forms | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Coast Salish peoples |
Twana (Twana: təwəʔduq) is the collective name for a group of nine Coast Salish peoples in the western Puget Sound region along much of Hood Canal. The Skokomish are the main surviving group and self-identify as the Twana today. The spoken language, also named Twana, is part of the Central Coast Salish language group. The Twana language is closely related to Lushootseed.
The nine groups making up the Twana are the Dabop, Quilcene, Dosewallips, Duckabush, Hoodsport, Skokomish, Vance Creek, Tahuya, and Duhlelap. By 1860 there were 33 settlements in total, with the Skokomish making up the majority of the population. Most descendants of all groups now are citizens of the Skokomish Indian Tribe and live on the Skokomish Indian Reservation at Skokomish, Washington, in Mason County on the Kitsap Peninsula.