Umatilla

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The Umatilla are a Native American people of the Columbia Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, now primarily associated with the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation in Oregon.

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Umatilla canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of North America
Native American people
associatedWith Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
country United States
culturalInstitution Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
culturalPractice First Foods ceremonies
longhouse worship
culturalRegion Plateau culture area
ethnicGroupOf Columbia Plateau region
linked to: Columbia Plateau
governingBody Board of Trustees of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
hasGovernment tribal government
hasRight hunting and gathering rights in usual and accustomed places
off-reservation fishing rights in the Columbia River
language Umatilla language
languageFamily Plateau Penutian languages
linked to: Plateau Penutian

Sahaptin languages
linked to: Sahaptin
locatedIn Pacific Northwest
maintains tribal court
tribal police department
neighboringPeople Cayuse
Nez Perce
Walla Walla
Yakama
operates Tamástslikt Cultural Institute
Wildhorse Resort & Casino
partOf Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation
primaryState Oregon
recognizedBy United States federal government
region Inland Northwest
religion Christianity
Native American Church
reservation Umatilla Indian Reservation
reservationHeadquarters Mission, Oregon
reservationLocatedIn Umatilla County, Oregon
sharesReservationWith Cayuse
Walla Walla
traditionalFood berries
roots
salmon
traditionalHousing mat lodges
semi-subterranean pit houses
traditionalLanguageRegion Columbia Plateau
traditionalReligion Plateau spiritual traditions
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Columbia River Plateau
linked to: Columbia Plateau
treatyPartyTo Treaty of 1855 with the United States
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet for Umatilla language

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