Tolowa

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The Tolowa are an Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally inhabiting the coastal regions of northern California and southern Oregon.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Tolowa people 11
Tolowa language 7
Tolowa canonical 6

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
ethnic group
ceremony World Renewal ceremonies
country United States
culturalRegion California cultural area
Northwest Coast
currentActivity cultural revitalization
language revitalization
governingBody Elk Valley Rancheria
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation
linked to: Tolowa
historicalEvent impacted by the California Gold Rush
subject to forced removals
subject to massacres in the 19th century
language Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
Na-Dene language family
linked to: Na-Dene
nativeTo Pacific Northwest Coast
linked to: Pacific Northwest
populationTrend declined sharply after European contact
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe in the United States
region Curry County, Oregon
Del Norte County, California
relatedEthnicGroup Chetco
Hupa
Karuk
linked to: Karuk people

Tututni
Yurok
linked to: Yurok people
religion Christianity
traditional Tolowa religion
selfDesignation Taa-laa-wa Dee-ni'
traditionalCraft basketry
canoe building
traditionalEconomy trade in marine resources
traditionalFood acorns
eulachon
salmon
shellfish
traditionalHousing plank house
traditionalHousingMaterial cedar
redwood
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
marine mammal hunting
traditionalTerritory northern California coast
southern Oregon coast
uses redwood dugout canoes

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yurok neighboringPeople Tolowa
Pacific Coast Athabaskan hasMemberLanguage Tolowa Dee-ni’
linked to: Tolowa
Pacific Coast Athabaskan spokenBy Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Siletz Reservation homeTo Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Hupa language closelyRelatedTo Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
Tolowa language Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
Tolowa governingBody Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation
linked to: Tolowa
Indigenous languages of California hasLanguage Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
Upper Umpqua language relatedTo Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
Tututni relatedGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Coquille people relatedEthnicGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Tututni people neighboringGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Yurok people neighboringGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Siletz people historicalLanguage Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
Siletz people relatedEthnicGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Lake Tolowa culturallySignificantTo Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation
linked to: Tolowa
Lake Tolowa namedAfter Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Chetco neighboringLanguage Tolowa
Bear River Athabaskan relatedTo Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
Cahto relatedTo Tolowa
Galice Creek people relatedEthnicGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Upper Coquille relatedTo Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
Mattole isRelatedTo Tolowa
Chasta Costa people relatedGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa
Chetco people relatedEthnicGroup Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa