Mattole people
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The Mattole people are an Indigenous group from California’s North Coast region, traditionally inhabiting the Mattole River and Lost Coast areas and culturally associated with other Pacific Coast Athabaskan-speaking tribes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mattole people canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Mattole people Context triple: [Pacific Coast Athabaskan, spokenBy, Mattole people]
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Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
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Tillamook people
The Tillamook people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally inhabiting areas along the northern Oregon coast and known for their fishing, hunting, and rich maritime culture.
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Molalla people
The Molalla people are an Indigenous Native American group from western Oregon, now largely represented by descendants within the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community.
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Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington along the Cowlitz River, with a distinct culture and language rooted in the region’s riverine and forested landscapes.
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Umatilla people
The Umatilla people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Umatilla River in what is now northeastern Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Mattole people Target entity description: The Mattole people are an Indigenous group from California’s North Coast region, traditionally inhabiting the Mattole River and Lost Coast areas and culturally associated with other Pacific Coast Athabaskan-speaking tribes.
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A.
Kalapuya people
The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.
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B.
Tillamook people
The Tillamook people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally inhabiting areas along the northern Oregon coast and known for their fishing, hunting, and rich maritime culture.
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C.
Molalla people
The Molalla people are an Indigenous Native American group from western Oregon, now largely represented by descendants within the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community.
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D.
Cowlitz people
The Cowlitz people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest, traditionally inhabiting areas of southwestern Washington along the Cowlitz River, with a distinct culture and language rooted in the region’s riverine and forested landscapes.
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E.
Umatilla people
The Umatilla people are a Native American tribe of the Columbia Plateau region in the Pacific Northwest, traditionally living along the Umatilla River in what is now northeastern Oregon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Indigenous people ⓘ |
| archaeologicalRegion | Northwest California archaeological area ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalPractice |
acorn leaching and storage
ⓘ
salmon weir fishing ⓘ use of redwood in construction ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
California cultural area
ⓘ
Northwestern California ⓘ
linked to:
North Coast of California
|
| currentStatus | largely assimilated into neighboring Native communities ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasEthnonym |
Bear River Mattole
ⓘ
Mattole ⓘ |
| hasNameOrigin | named after the Mattole River ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
impacted by California Gold Rush-era violence
ⓘ
suffered population decline after European-American settlement ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California (state)
North Coast of California ⓘ |
| language | Mattole language ⓘ |
| languageBranch | Pacific Coast Athabaskan ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Athabaskan languages
ⓘ
linked to:
Athabaskan language family
|
| languageStatus | extinct language ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Sinkyone people
ⓘ
Wiyot people ⓘ Yurok people ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pacific Coast Athabaskan cultural sphere
ⓘ
linked to:
Pacific Coast Athabaskan
|
| recognizedBy | anthropologists as distinct Athabaskan group ⓘ |
| region |
Pacific Coast
ⓘ
linked to:
California coast
|
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Bear River people
ⓘ
Kato people ⓘ Sinkyone people ⓘ Wailaki people ⓘ other Pacific Coast Athabaskan peoples ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basketry ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy | trade with neighboring tribes ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
redwood plank houses
ⓘ
semi-subterranean structures ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native Californian traditional religion ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
acorn processing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Humboldt County, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Humboldt County
Lost Coast ⓘ
linked to:
Lost Coast region
Mattole River ⓘ |
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Subject: Mattole people Description of subject: The Mattole people are an Indigenous group from California’s North Coast region, traditionally inhabiting the Mattole River and Lost Coast areas and culturally associated with other Pacific Coast Athabaskan-speaking tribes.
Referenced by (8)
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