Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Styles and Periods Facet
3. Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)
4. [styles, periods, and cultures by region]
5. Americas, The
6. Native American
7. Native North American
8. Northwest Coast Native American

Anotations

Scope note:

Style or culture of a Lushootseed-speaking Native American nation, whose ancestral lands are located in central Puget Sound in Washington state. Their endonym derives from a Lushootseed phrase meaning "people of the clear salt water."