The term "Salish" originated in themodern era as anexonym created for linguistic research. Salish is an anglicization of Séliš, theendonym for theSalish Tribes of the Flathead Reservation. The Séliš were the easternmost Salish people and the first to have a diplomatic relationship with the United States, so their name was applied broadly to all peoples speaking a related language.[2]
The language family may have originated in theFraser River delta, near present-day Vancouver, British Columbia.[3]
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Swanton, John Reed (1952).The Indian Tribes of North America. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 44–45. RetrievedJanuary 30, 2025.
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