Cathlamet

E456052

Chinookan people Native American people

Cathlamet were a Native American people of the Lower Columbia River region, closely associated with the Chinookan cultural and linguistic group.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Cathlamet, Washington	2
Wishram	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chinookan people ⓘ Native American people ⓘ
affectedBy	epidemic diseases after European contact ⓘ
culturalArea	Columbia River peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ
culturalPractice	potlatch-like feasting and gift-giving ⓘ
culturalRegion	Northwest Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ Plateau–Northwest Coast transition zone NERFINISHED ⓘ
documentedIn	ethnographic records of Franz Boas ⓘ
economy	fishing-based economy ⓘ riverine trade ⓘ
encounteredBy	Lewis and Clark Expedition NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	Lower Columbia River region NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasEthnonymVariant	Cathlamat NERFINISHED ⓘ Kathlamet NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Chinookan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageStatus	extinct ⓘ
locatedInThePast	present-day Washington State ⓘ
locatedOn	Lower Columbia River NERFINISHED ⓘ
modernDescendants	enrolled in various federally recognized tribes of the region ⓘ
partOf	Chinookan cultural group ⓘ Chinookan linguistic group NERFINISHED ⓘ
populationTrend	decline after contact ⓘ
primaryFoodSource	Pacific salmon ⓘ eulachon (smelt) NERFINISHED ⓘ sturgeon ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Chinook NERFINISHED ⓘ Clatsop NERFINISHED ⓘ Cowlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Wahkiakum NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion	animist beliefs ⓘ shamanism ⓘ
socialOrganization	ranked society ⓘ village-based communities ⓘ
spoke	Cathlamet Chinookan dialect ⓘ
timeOfNotableContact	early 19th century ⓘ
traditionalCraft	basketry ⓘ wood carving ⓘ
traditionalHousing	plank houses ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ
traditionalTerritory	area near present-day Cathlamet, Washington ⓘ north bank of the Columbia River ⓘ
usedForTransport	dugout canoes ⓘ
usedMaterialForHousing	cedar wood ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yakama Indian Reservation → hasAssociatedTribe → Cathlamet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wishram

Wahkiakum County, Washington → hasCountySeat → Cathlamet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathlamet, Washington

Wahkiakum County, Washington → hasLargestSettlement → Cathlamet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Cathlamet, Washington

Lower Chinook → relatedGroup → Cathlamet ⓘ

Upper Chinook → relatedGroup → Cathlamet ⓘ

this entity surface form: Wishram