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The Nooksack are a federally recognized Native American people in northwestern Washington state in the United States. The tribe lives in the mainland northwest corner of the state along the Nooksack River and near the small town of Deming (in western Whatcom County). They have more than 1,800 enrolled members.In 1971, the tribe was ceded a one-acre (4,000 m²) reservation after they received federal recognition status from the United States government. They subsequently have increased reservation land to 2,500 acres (10 km²) by purchasing land and putting it in trust with the federal government
this includes 65acre of tribally owned trust land. Like most Northwest Coast indigenous peoples, prior to European settlement, the Nooksack relied on fishing as well as gathering for sustenance. Federal court decisions in the 1970s have affirmed their and other Native American traditional rights in Washington state to fish and gather food in this way.As of the 2000 census, the Nooksack Indian Reservation, at in Whatcom County, had a resident population of 547 persons living on 2720acre)(Lhéchalosem) belonged to the Coast Salishan family of Native American, and is most similar to the Squamish dialect in British Columbia. As of 2016, the last fluent speaker of Nooksack and its dialects is George Adams, a 67-year-old elder of the tribe.In the late 20th century, observers thought the language had become extinct around 1988. In the 1970s the linguist Brent Galloway (Salishan) worked closely with another fluent native speaker. He worked toward creating a dictionary of their language but it is unclear if that work was published before his death. His book Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem (2009)(click on thumbnail for full-size image)(state)Halkomelem]]