Wiyot people

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Native American people indigenous people of California

The Wiyot people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Humboldt Bay region of northwestern California, known for their rich coastal culture, basketry, and the tragic 1860 Wiyot Massacre.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wiyot people canonical 10
Wiyot Tribe 5
Wiyot Tribe (for returned portions) 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people ⓘ
indigenous people of California ⓘ
ceremony World Renewal ceremonies ⓘ
surface form: World Renewal ceremony
continent North America ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
culturalRegion California cultural area ⓘ
culturalRevitalization World Renewal ceremony revival ⓘ
language revitalization programs ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
governingBody Wiyot people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wiyot Tribe
hasFederallyRecognizedTribe Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria ⓘ
Blue Lake Rancheria ⓘ
Wiyot people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Wiyot Tribe
indigenousTo Humboldt Bay ⓘ
surface form: Humboldt Bay region

northwestern California ⓘ
knownFor 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ
basketry ⓘ
coastal culture ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
shellfish gathering ⓘ
language Wiyot language ⓘ
languageFamily Algic languages ⓘ
massacreDate February 26, 1860 ⓘ
massacreLocation Indian Island ⓘ
notableEvent 1860 Wiyot Massacre ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Hupa people ⓘ
Karuk people ⓘ
Yurok people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Wiyot religion ⓘ
reservation Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria ⓘ
Blue Lake Rancheria ⓘ
Table Bluff Reservation ⓘ
traditionalCraft basket weaving ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ
traditionalEconomy acorn processing ⓘ
marine resources ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Eel River Basin ⓘ
surface form: Eel River

Humboldt Bay ⓘ
Mad River ⓘ
Pacific coast of northwestern California ⓘ
usesMaterial bear grass ⓘ
redwood ⓘ
spruce roots ⓘ
willow ⓘ

Referenced by (16)

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

California cultural area → inhabitedBy → Wiyot people ⓘ
Indigenous peoples of California → includesEthnicGroup → Wiyot people ⓘ
Wiyot people → hasFederallyRecognizedTribe → Wiyot people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wiyot Tribe
Wiyot people → governingBody → Wiyot people self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wiyot Tribe
Wiyot language → spokenBy → Wiyot people ⓘ
Indian Island → ethnicGroupAssociated → Wiyot people ⓘ
Tuluwat Island → hasHeritage → Wiyot people ⓘ
Tuluwat Island → isAncestralHomelandOf → Wiyot people ⓘ
Tuluwat Island → isCulturalCenterOf → Wiyot people ⓘ
Tuluwat Island → isSacredTo → Wiyot people ⓘ
Tuluwat Island → hasRestorationEffortBy → Wiyot people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wiyot Tribe
Tuluwat Island → hasLandReturnTo → Wiyot people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wiyot Tribe
Tuluwat Island → isPartOfTraditionalTerritoryOf → Wiyot people ⓘ
Tuluwat Island → governedBy → Wiyot people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wiyot Tribe (for returned portions)
California genocide → victim → Wiyot people ⓘ
Wiyot → recognizedTribe → Wiyot people ⓘ
this entity surface form: Wiyot Tribe