Nlaka'pamux
The Nlakaʼpamux or Nlakapamuk (/ɪŋkləˈkæpmə/ ing-klə-KAP-mə; Salishan: [nɬeʔképmx]), also previously known as the Thompson, Thompson River Salish, Thompson Salish, Thompson River Indians or Thompson River people, and historically as the Klackarpun, Haukamaugh, Knife Indians, and Couteau Indians, are an Indigenous First Nations people of the Interior Salish language group in southern British Columbia. Their traditional territory includes parts of the North Cascades region of Washington.
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 3,105 (2016 census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Canada (British Columbia), United States (Washington) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Nlakaʼpamuctsin | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity (Anglicanism and Catholicism), Animism | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Okanagan, Nicola people, Nicola Athapaskans |
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