Chimariko people
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The Chimariko people are an Indigenous group native to northwestern California, historically living along the Trinity River and known for their distinct language and traditional riverine lifeways.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chimariko people canonical | 2 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ ethnic group ⓘ |
| associatedWithRiver | Trinity River ⓘ |
| colonialPressureFrom | Euro-American settlers ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalArea |
Northwestern California linguistic area
ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest California culture area
|
| culturalPractice |
acorn processing
ⓘ
salmon fishing with weirs and nets ⓘ seasonal movements along river ⓘ |
| currentStatus | largely assimilated into neighboring tribes and local populations ⓘ |
| documentationBy |
linguist John Peabody Harrington
ⓘ
surface form:
linguist J. P. Harrington
linguist Roland B. Dixon ⓘ |
| ethnonym | Chimariko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageRecognition | recognized in ethnographic literature of California Indians ⓘ |
| historicalImpact | affected by Gold Rush-era incursions ⓘ |
| keyResource |
acorns
ⓘ
salmon ⓘ |
| language | Chimariko language ⓘ |
| languageStatus | extinct language ⓘ |
| linguisticFamily |
Hokan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokan language family (proposed)
|
| linguisticStatus | language isolate (often treated as) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| nativeTo |
Trinity River Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Trinity River region
northwestern California ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Hupa people
ⓘ
Shasta people ⓘ Wintu people ⓘ |
| populationTrend | severely declined after European-American contact ⓘ |
| preContactPoliticalOrganization | small village groups ⓘ |
| region | North Coast Ranges ⓘ |
| regionType | inland riverine environment ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Indigenous beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semi-subterranean houses
ⓘ
sweat houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLifeway | riverine lifeways ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTechnology |
basketry
ⓘ
dugout canoes ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
New River (California)
ⓘ
South Fork Trinity River ⓘ Trinity River ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.