Atsugewi people

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The Atsugewi people are a Native American group traditionally living in the northeastern region of what is now California, known for their distinct language, basketry, and close relationship with the Pit River environment.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Atsugewi people canonical 6
Apwaruge (juniper-tree people) 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of California
affectedBy California Gold Rush
disease epidemics
forced relocation
country United States of America
culturalRegion California cultural area
Northwestern Plateau (border area)
currentAffiliation Pit River Tribe
linked to: Pit River tribes
documentedBy anthropologist Walter Goldschmidt
documentedIn Handbook of North American Indians
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasSubgroup Apwaruge (juniper-tree people)
linked to: Atsugewi people

Atsuge (pine-tree people)
historicalPopulationTrend decline after European-American contact
knownFor basketry
close relationship with the Pit River environment
use of local plant resources
language Atsugewi language
languageFamily Hokan (proposed)
Palaihnihan languages
neighboringGroup Achomawi people
Maidu people
Yana people
partOf Pit River Indian groups
linked to: Pit River tribes
recognizedBy United States federal government (via Pit River Tribe)
region Northern California
relatedEthnicGroup Achomawi people
Pit River tribes
religion shamanism
traditional Native American religion
state California
traditionalCraft basket weaving
net making
traditionalEconomy trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalHousing conical bark houses
semi-subterranean houses
traditionalSubsistence acorn processing
fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
traditionalTerritory Pit River region
foothills of the southern Cascades
northeastern California
southern Cascade Range
usesResource acorns
deer
pine nuts
salmon

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

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

Pit River associatedPeople Atsugewi people
Atsugewi people hasSubgroup Apwaruge (juniper-tree people)
linked to: Atsugewi people
Achomawi people relatedEthnicGroup Atsugewi people
Atsugewi language ethnicGroup Atsugewi people
Atsugewi language usedBy Atsugewi people