Chemakum people

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The Chemakum people are an Indigenous group from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, historically known for their distinct Chimakuan language and culture and for being signatories to mid-19th-century treaties with the United States.

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Chemakum people canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American tribe
affectedBy 19th-century colonial expansion
epidemic diseases
country United States
culturallyRelatedTo Quileute people
other Coast Salish peoples
culturalPractice potlatch ceremonies
totem carving
culturalRegion Strait of Juan de Fuca
linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
descendantsIn Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe
ethnicGroupOf Olympic Peninsula
hasEndonym Čə́məq̓əm (approximate linguistic form)
linked to: Chemakum language
historicalPeriod 19th century
historicalStatus largely assimilated by early 20th century
language Chemakum language
languageFamily Chimakuan languages
languageStatus extinct language
laterReligion Christianity
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
Washington State
linked to: Washington
neighboringGroup Quinault people
Skokomish people
S’Klallam people
populationTrend severe decline in 19th century
region Northwest Coast cultural area
Salish Sea area
linked to: Salish Sea
religion traditional Indigenous spirituality
signatoryTo Treaty of Point Elliott
Treaty of Point No Point
traditionalCraft basketry
woodworking
traditionalEconomy salmon fishing
shellfish harvesting
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
marine resource harvesting
traditionalTerritory Hood Canal region
linked to: Hood Canal

Port Townsend Bay area
linked to: Port Townsend Bay

northeastern Olympic Peninsula
traditionalTransportation dugout canoes
treatyPartner United States government
usedCommunicationSystem Pacific Northwest Native American sign language

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Treaty of Point No Point appliesToPeople Chemakum people
Chimakuan languages spokenBy Chemakum people