which nations fall under the region of the above mentioned coast?
British Columbia, Washington state, parts of Alaska, Oregon, and Northern California
Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
 The term "Northwest Coast" or "North West Coast" is used in anthropology to refer to the groups of Indigenous people residing along the coast of what is now called British Columbia, Washington state, parts of Alaska, Oregon, and Northern California.
where does the name killer whale come from UNANSWERABLE how long can these whales live? Wild females average 50 to 80 years and wild males  around 29 years on average, with a maximum of about 60 years does it have other names? Yes, "orca" how intelligent are they? Measuring "intelligence" is difficult in them because environment and behavioural strategies are very different from those of humans do they have any specific calling sound? They produce three categories of sounds: clicks, whistles, and pulsed calls is it an endangered species? Yes how is the culture of the indigenous related to them? The indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast feature killer whales throughout their art, history, spirituality and religion
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Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast [SEP] Introduction
The Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast are composed of many nations and tribal affiliations, each with distinctive cultural and political identities, but they share certain beIiefs, traditions and practices, such as the centrality of salmon as a resource and spiritual symbol, and many cultivation and subsistence practices. The term "Northwest Coast" or "North West Coast" is used in anthropology to refer to the groups of Indigenous people residing along the coast of what is now called British Columbia, Washington state, parts of Alaska, Oregon, and Northern California. The term "Pacific Northwest" is largely used in the American context.