Siletz people

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The Siletz people are a Native American tribe from the central Oregon Coast, now primarily represented by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Siletz people canonical 2
Siletz Indians 1
Siletz culture 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of North America
Native American people
country United States
culturalRevitalization language revitalization programs for Siletz Dee-ni
preservation of traditional arts and ceremonies
culture Northwest Coast culture area
hunter-gatherer traditions
demographics population in the thousands (including enrolled members of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians)
economy timber and natural resources
tourism and cultural programs
tribal gaming
ethnicGroupOf United States
governingBody Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
hasOrganization Siletz Tribal Cultural Center
Siletz Tribal Health Clinic
historicalEvent forced removal to Siletz Reservation in the 19th century
restoration of federal recognition in 1977
termination of federal recognition in 1954
historicalLanguage Chasta Costa language
Siletz Dee-ni language
Tolowa language
linked to: Tolowa
language Siletz Dee-ni language
languageFamily Athabaskan languages
legalStatus federally recognized tribe (via Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians)
locatedIn Oregon
mainSettlement Siletz, Oregon
partOf Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
recognizedBy United States federal government
relatedEthnicGroup Chetco people
Coquille people
Rogue River peoples
linked to: Rogue River tribes

Tolowa people
linked to: Tolowa

Tututni people
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional tribal religion
reservation Siletz Reservation
traditionalRegion Coast Range of Oregon
linked to: Coast Range

Siletz River area
central Oregon Coast
traditionalSubsistence gathering of roots and berries
hunting of elk and deer
salmon fishing
shellfish gathering
treaty Treaty of 1855 with the United States

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

Siletz River hasNameOrigin Siletz people
Siletz Restoration Act ethnicGroupAffected Siletz Indians
linked to: Siletz people
Siletz Dee-ni languageOf Siletz culture
linked to: Siletz people
Siletz Dee-ni language ethnicGroup Siletz people