Chemakum people
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The Chemakum people are an Indigenous group from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, historically known for their distinct Chimakuan language and culture and for being signatories to mid-19th-century treaties with the United States.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
19th-century colonial expansion
ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturallyRelatedTo |
Quileute people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other Coast Salish peoples ⓘ |
| culturalPractice |
potlatch ceremonies
ⓘ
totem carving ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | Strait of Juan de Fuca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| descendantsIn |
Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Olympic Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndonym | Čə́məq̓əm (approximate linguistic form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | largely assimilated by early 20th century ⓘ |
| language | Chemakum language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chimakuan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | extinct language ⓘ |
| laterReligion | Christianity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pacific Northwest
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington State
|
| neighboringGroup |
Quinault people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Skokomish people NERFINISHED ⓘ S’Klallam people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationTrend | severe decline in 19th century ⓘ |
| region |
Northwest Coast cultural area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Salish Sea area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ |
| signatoryTo |
Treaty of Point Elliott
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Treaty of Point No Point NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
woodworking ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
salmon fishing
ⓘ
shellfish harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ marine resource harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Hood Canal region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port Townsend Bay area NERFINISHED ⓘ northeastern Olympic Peninsula ⓘ |
| traditionalTransportation | dugout canoes ⓘ |
| treatyPartner | United States government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedCommunicationSystem | Pacific Northwest Native American sign language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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