Siuslaw people

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The Siuslaw people are an Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of the United States, traditionally living along the central Oregon coast and lower Siuslaw River.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Siuslaw people canonical 14
Siuslaw family 1
Siuslaw-speaking peoples 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
tribe
colonizingPower United States
continent North America
country United States
culturalPractice ceremonial gatherings
riverine fishing technologies
seasonal salmon runs
culturalRegion Northwest Coast culture area
Plateau–Northwest Coast transition zone
currentLanguageSituation Siuslaw language is moribund or extinct
currentLanguageUse English
ethnographicSubjectOf Northwest Coast ethnography
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized tribe (through the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians)
governingBody Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians Tribal Government
hasNameOrigin Siuslaw River
historicalPeriodOfContact 19th century
languageFamily Penutian languages
languageSubfamily Coosan languages
locatedInTime pre-contact period to present
modernAffiliation Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
nearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean
primaryFoodSource roots and berries
salmon
sea mammals
shellfish
region Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Coast
relatedEthnicGroup Coos people
linked to: Coos tribe

Lower Umpqua people
linked to: Umpqua tribes
religion traditional Indigenous spirituality
reservationState Oregon
river Siuslaw River
state Oregon
subsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalCraft basketry
canoe building
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalHousingMaterial cedar wood
traditionalLanguage Siuslaw language
traditionalTerritory central Oregon coast
lower Siuslaw River
linked to: Siuslaw River
traditionalWatercraft dugout canoes
treatyInvolvement various 19th-century treaties with the United States government

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Referenced by (16)

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

Siuslaw language spokenBy Siuslaw people
Coos tribe relatedEthnicGroup Siuslaw people
Coos tribe neighboringGroup Siuslaw people
Siuslaw River namedAfter Siuslaw people
Siletz Reservation homeTo Siuslaw people
Alsea people relatedEthnicGroup Siuslaw people
Siuslaw spokenBy Siuslaw people
Siuslaw languageFamily Siuslaw family
linked to: Siuslaw people
Siuslaw ethnicity Siuslaw people
Lower Umpqua partOf Siuslaw-speaking peoples
linked to: Siuslaw people
Miluk Coos hasNeighboringGroup Siuslaw people
Coquille people relatedEthnicGroup Siuslaw people
Leo J. Frachtenberg ethnicGroupStudied Siuslaw people