Wishram people
E143448
The Wishram people are a Native American group of the Chinookan language family traditionally living along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for their river-based trade and fishing culture.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wishram people canonical | 7 |
| Wishram tribe | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chinookan people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ |
| colonialHistory | impacted by United States expansion ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRegion |
Columbia Plateau
ⓘ
Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ |
| culture | river-based culture ⓘ |
| demographicTrend | population decline after European contact ⓘ |
| displacement |
affected by construction of The Dalles Dam
ⓘ
loss of Celilo Falls fishing sites ⓘ |
| economy |
trade in dried salmon
ⓘ
trade in regional goods ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| historicalRole |
Columbia River traders
ⓘ
regional trade intermediaries ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Columbia River
ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Chinookan languages ⓘ |
| languageStatus | endangered language ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ woodworking ⓘ |
| oralTradition | myths and legends of Columbia River ⓘ |
| partOf |
Plateau culture area
ⓘ
surface form:
Plateau cultures
|
| presentIn |
Oregon
ⓘ
Washington ⓘ
surface form:
Washington (state)
|
| recognizedAs | distinct Chinookan group ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chinookan peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Chinook people
Wasco people ⓘ |
| religion | Native American traditional religion ⓘ |
| river | Columbia River ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based society ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Columbia River
ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River trade network
|
| traditionalEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
river-based trade ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodSource |
Pacific salmon
ⓘ
eulachon ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalPractice |
dip-net fishing
ⓘ
seasonal fishing camps ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Celilo Falls area
ⓘ
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area ⓘ
surface form:
Columbia River Gorge
|
| treatyHistory | subject to 19th-century U.S. treaties ⓘ |
| usesLanguage | Wishram language ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wishram tribe