Atsugewi people

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The Atsugewi people are a Native American group traditionally living in the northeastern region of what is now California, known for their distinct language, basketry, and close relationship with the Pit River environment.

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Atsugewi people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of California
affectedBy California Gold Rush NERFINISHED
disease epidemics
forced relocation
country United States of America
culturalRegion California cultural area
Northwestern Plateau (border area) NERFINISHED
currentAffiliation Pit River Tribe NERFINISHED
documentedBy anthropologist Walter Goldschmidt NERFINISHED
documentedIn Handbook of North American Indians NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasSubgroup Apwaruge (juniper-tree people) NERFINISHED
Atsuge (pine-tree people) NERFINISHED
historicalPopulationTrend decline after European-American contact
knownFor basketry
close relationship with the Pit River environment
use of local plant resources
language Atsugewi language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Hokan (proposed) NERFINISHED
Palaihnihan languages NERFINISHED
neighboringGroup Achomawi people NERFINISHED
Maidu people NERFINISHED
Yana people NERFINISHED
partOf Pit River Indian groups NERFINISHED
recognizedBy United States federal government (via Pit River Tribe) NERFINISHED
region Northern California
relatedEthnicGroup Achomawi people NERFINISHED
Pit River tribes NERFINISHED
religion shamanism
traditional Native American religion
state California, United States
surface form: California
traditionalCraft basket weaving
net making
traditionalEconomy trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalHousing conical bark houses
semi-subterranean houses
traditionalSubsistence acorn processing
fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
traditionalTerritory Pit River region NERFINISHED
foothills of the southern Cascades
northeastern California
southern Cascade Range NERFINISHED
usesResource acorns
deer
pine nuts
salmon

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