Klamath

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The Klamath are a Native American people of southern Oregon and northern California known for their Plateau cultural traditions, fishing and hunting lifeways, and complex social and spiritual practices.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Klamath canonical 9
Klamath–Modoc 3
Klamath–Modoc branch 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the United States
Native American people
culturalArea Plateau culture area
culturalContinuity Maintenance of ceremonial life
Maintenance of traditional fishing practices
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognizedTribe The Klamath Tribes
linked to: Klamath people
federallyRecognizedTribeIncludes Klamath
Modoc
Yahooskin Band of Snake
historicalEvent Treaty with the United States in 1864
keyResource Salmon
Trout
Wapato and other root crops
Waterfowl
language Klamath language
languageFamily Plateau Penutian languages
linked to: Plateau Penutian
materialCulture Basketry
Canoes
Fishing weirs and nets
Skin clothing
modernState California
Oregon
neighboringPeople Klamath Tribes
linked to: Klamath people

Modoc
Yahooskin Band of Snake
primaryRegion Northern California
Southern Oregon
linked to: southern Oregon
relatedLanguage Modoc language
relatedPeople Modoc people
reservation Klamath Reservation
socialOrganization Extended family groups
Village-based communities
spiritualBelief Animism
Sacredness of water and lakes
spiritualPractice Ceremonial dances
Shamanism
Vision quests
subsistence Fishing
Gathering of roots and seeds
Hunting
traditionalRegion Klamath Basin
Sprague River basin
Upper Klamath Lake area
linked to: Upper Klamath Lake

Williamson River basin
linked to: Williamson River
treatyResult Cession of large portions of traditional territory

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

Modoc relatedEthnicGroup Klamath
Oregon Penutian hasLanguage Klamath–Modoc
linked to: Klamath
Plateau Penutian includesLanguage Klamath–Modoc
linked to: Klamath
Plateau Penutian hasSubgroup Klamath–Modoc branch
linked to: Klamath
Modoc language subfamily Klamath–Modoc
linked to: Klamath
Molalla neighboringPeople Klamath