Siuslaw people

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The Siuslaw people are an Indigenous group of the Pacific Northwest Coast of the United States, traditionally living along the central Oregon coast and lower Siuslaw River.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
tribe
colonizingPower United States NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice ceremonial gatherings
riverine fishing technologies
seasonal salmon runs
culturalRegion Northwest Coast culture area NERFINISHED
Plateau–Northwest Coast transition zone NERFINISHED
currentLanguageSituation Siuslaw language is moribund or extinct
currentLanguageUse English
ethnographicSubjectOf Northwest Coast ethnography
federalRecognitionStatus federally recognized tribe (through the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians)
governingBody Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians Tribal Government NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin Siuslaw River NERFINISHED
historicalPeriodOfContact 19th century
languageFamily Penutian languages NERFINISHED
languageSubfamily Coosan languages NERFINISHED
locatedInTime pre-contact period to present
modernAffiliation Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians NERFINISHED
nearbyBodyOfWater Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
primaryFoodSource roots and berries
salmon
sea mammals
shellfish
region Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Coos people NERFINISHED
Lower Umpqua people NERFINISHED
religion traditional Indigenous spirituality
reservationState Oregon NERFINISHED
river Siuslaw River NERFINISHED
state Oregon
subsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalCraft basketry
canoe building
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalHousingMaterial cedar wood
traditionalLanguage Siuslaw language NERFINISHED
traditionalTerritory central Oregon coast
lower Siuslaw River NERFINISHED
traditionalWatercraft dugout canoes
treatyInvolvement various 19th-century treaties with the United States government

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Siuslaw language spokenBy Siuslaw people
Coos tribe relatedEthnicGroup Siuslaw people
Coos tribe neighboringGroup Siuslaw people
Siuslaw River namedAfter Siuslaw people
Siletz Reservation homeTo Siuslaw people
Alsea people relatedEthnicGroup Siuslaw people