Shasta
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Shasta are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas of northern California and southern Oregon, known for their distinct language and cultural practices tied to the Klamath and Shasta river regions.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shasta canonical | 8 |
| Konomihu Shasta | 1 |
| Oregon Shasta | 1 |
| The Shasta | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people of North America ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
California Gold Rush
ⓘ
U.S. Indian removal policies ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Mount Shasta region ⓘ |
| associatedRiver |
Klamath River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shasta River ⓘ |
| ceremonialLife |
dance rituals
ⓘ
world renewal ceremonies ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
California cultural area
ⓘ
Northwest California cultural area ⓘ
surface form:
Northwest Coast–California transition zone
|
| currentStatus | federally unrecognized as a distinct tribe in the United States ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasCulturalPractice |
acorn processing
ⓘ
salmon fishing ⓘ shamanism ⓘ sweat house ceremonies ⓘ |
| language | Shasta language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Hokan languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Hokan language family
Shastan languages ⓘ |
| materialCulture |
basketry
ⓘ
canoes ⓘ obsidian tools ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Achomawi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Achomawi
Karuk people ⓘ
surface form:
Karuk
Klamath people NERFINISHED ⓘ Modoc ⓘ Yurok ONNED1 ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European-American contact ⓘ |
| region | Klamath Mountains ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Native American religion ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semi-subterranean houses
ⓘ
sweat houses ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Klamath Basin
ⓘ
surface form:
Klamath River region
Shasta Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Shasta River region
Northern California ⓘ
surface form:
northern California
southern Oregon ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | subject to 19th-century U.S. treaties and land cessions ⓘ |
| usesResource |
acorns
ⓘ
deer ⓘ obsidian ⓘ salmon ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Shasta
this entity surface form:
Konomihu Shasta
this entity surface form:
Oregon Shasta