Coos tribe

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The Coos tribe is a Native American people indigenous to the southwestern Oregon coast, traditionally living around Coos Bay and nearby coastal areas.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Coos people 1
Coos tribe canonical 1
Rogue River tribes 1

Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American tribe
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice basketry
salmon fishing
shellfish gathering
culturalRegion Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
surface form: Northwest Coast

Plateau–California transition zone
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasSubgroup Hanis Coos
Miluk Coos
historicalContactWith European American settlers
historicalPeriod 19th century United States expansion
pre-contact North America
indigenousTo southwestern Oregon coast
language Coosan languages
surface form: Coos language
languageFamily Coosan languages
surface form: Oregon Coast languages
locatedIn Oregon
Pacific Northwest
modernAffiliation Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
neighboringGroup Coquille people
Siuslaw people
Tututni people
partOf Indigenous peoples of Oregon
Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples
surface form: Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
region Coos County, Oregon
relatedEthnicGroup Umpqua tribes
surface form: Lower Umpqua people

Siuslaw people
religion traditional Native spiritual practices
traditionalEconomy marine resources
riverine resources
traditionalEnvironment coastal estuaries
forested coastal areas
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Coos Bay, Oregon
surface form: Coos Bay

Oregon Coast
surface form: Oregon coast
usesWaterBody Coos Bay, Oregon
surface form: Coos Bay

Referenced by (3)

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Coos County, Oregon namedAfter Coos tribe
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon includesDescendantsOf Coos tribe
this entity surface form: Rogue River tribes
Alsea people relatedEthnicGroup Coos tribe
this entity surface form: Coos people