Chilula people

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The Chilula people are an Indigenous group of northwestern California traditionally living along Redwood Creek, closely related culturally and linguistically to other Athabaskan-speaking tribes of the region.

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Chilula people canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
continent North America
country United States
culturalArea Northwest Coast–California borderlands
culturallyRelatedTo Hupa people
Mattole people
Whilkut people
culturalRegion Northwest California culture area
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasEthnonym Chilula
hasOriginalInhabitantsOf Redwood Creek valley
historicalPopulationTrend decline after European-American contact
historicalStatus largely assimilated
indigenousTo Redwood Creek watershed
languageBranch Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
linguisticallyRelatedTo Hupa language speakers
Whilkut language speakers
locatedIn northwestern California
nativeTo California
neighboringGroup Hupa people
Whilkut people
Yurok people
partOf Athabaskan-speaking peoples of California
recognizedAs Athabaskan-speaking tribe of California
region Humboldt County, California
linked to: Humboldt County

Redwood Creek drainage
linked to: Redwood Creek
relatedEthnicGroup Hupa people
Mattole people
Whilkut people
traditionalCraft basketry
traditionalEconomy acorn gathering
salmon fishing
traditionalEnvironment redwood forest
traditionalHousing redwood plank houses
traditionalReligion Native American traditional religion
traditionalResourceUse acorns
redwood trees
salmon
traditionalRiver Redwood Creek
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Redwood Creek
traditionalTransportation dugout canoes

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Hupa people neighboringGroup Chilula people
Chilula associatedPeople Chilula people