Quileute
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- proper noun
- /ˈkwɪliˌuːt/
- These claims were based on provisions of the Executive Order of November 4, 1873, which had enlarged the reservation for the Quinault, Quileute, Hoh, and Quits and other tribes of fish-eating Indians on the Pacific Coast.
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Meyer never visited Forks and took some small Quileute tale about "werewolves" to create her den of wolves.
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The Quileute aren't complaining, and it's their culture. Also, this whole baby thing.
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So, for generations, the Quileute tribe patrolled these forests to ward off the attacks of the cold ones.
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So when you sleep at night and hear a howl of the wolf through your window, know that the Quileute tribe is hunting vampires and keeping the people safe.
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Stephenie Meyer wrote about the Quileute tribe without its permission and misrepresented its cultural legends, something that is considered bad etiquette with indigenous tribes that were colonized and suffered historical hardship, she said.
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The Quileute people have lived in the coastal regions of Washington State for centuries.
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She learned about the Quileute tribe's traditions and stories during her visit to La Push.
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He is proud to be a member of the Quileute community and to speak their language.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Quileute is the English form of the name the people who live near the Quillayute River used for themselves, so Quileute refers to that Native American 'people', a member of the group, or their language.