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Quinault Small Waterfall
Quinault may refer to: * Quinault people, an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast **Quinault Indian Nation, a federally recognized tribe **Quinault language, their language People *Quinault family of actors, including * Jean-Baptiste-Maurice Quinault (1687–1745), comedian and musician ** Jeanne Quinault (1699–1783), actor, bluestocking ''saloniste'' ** Philippe Quinault a French dramatist and librettist (1635–1688) ** Marie-Anne-Catherine Quinault (1695–1791), French singer and composer Places * Quinault Canyon * Lake Quinault * Quinault River, a river located on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington * Quinault Pass * Quinault Rainforest * Quinault, Washington Other * Quinault Treaty, signed in 1855 * MV ''Quinault'', a Steel Electric Class ferry previously part of the Washington State Ferry system * Château Quinault Château Quinault is a winery from the appellation Saint-Émilion within the city of Libourne, producing Quinault L'Enclos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quinault People
The Quinault ( or ) are a group of Native American peoples from western Washington in the United States. They are a Southwestern Coast Salish people and are enrolled in the federally recognized Quinault Tribe of the Quinault Reservation. The name "Quinault" is an anglicized version of /ˈkʷinajɬ/, the traditional name of a village at the mouth of the Quinault River, today called Taholah. The river, village, and people were given the anglicized name Quinault in 1787 by the maritime fur trader Charles William Barkley. It is also possible that both names come from a French trapper from the Quinault family who visited the area. Lands The Quinault Indian Reservation, at , is located on the Pacific coast of Washington, primarily in northwestern Grays Harbor County, with small parts extending north into southwestern Jefferson County. It has a land area of 819.294 km² (316.331 sq mi) and reported a resident population of 1,370 persons as of the 2000 census. The Quinault ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
