Methow people
Buttlemuleemauch | |
|---|---|
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (Washington) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Salishan, Interior Salish | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Colville, Sanpoil, Nespelem, Palus, Wenatchi, Entiat, Sinixt, Southern Okanagan, Sinkiuse-Columbia, and the Nez Perce of Chief Joseph's band |
The Methow (/ˈmɛthaʊ/ MET-how) are a Native American tribe that lived along the Methow River, a tributary of the Columbia River in northern Washington. They are an Interior Salish people and an Indigenous people of the Plateau. Today, Methow people are enrolled in the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, a federally recognized tribe.
The Methow were a relatively small tribe, with an estimated population of 800 in 1780 and 300 in 1870.