Lower Umpqua

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Lower Umpqua are an Indigenous people of the central Oregon coast, traditionally speakers of a dialect of the Siuslaw language and part of the broader cultural groups of the Pacific Northwest.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Umpqua 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American tribe
associatedRiver Umpqua River NERFINISHED
associatedWithWaterBody Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalHeritageRegion Oregon Coast NERFINISHED
culturalRelation other Pacific Northwest Coast peoples
cultureArea Northwest Coast cultural area NERFINISHED
Oregon Coast cultural area
dialectOf Siuslaw language NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
federallyRecognizedThrough Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians NERFINISHED
governedBy tribal council of the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians NERFINISHED
hasCollectiveRightsRecognizedBy United States federal government NERFINISHED
hasEthnonym Lower Umpqua Indians NERFINISHED
Lower Umpqua people NERFINISHED
hasTraditionalHousing plank houses
historicalPopulationRegion mouth of the Umpqua River
language Siuslaw language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Penutian languages NERFINISHED
locatedIn Oregon
locatedOn central Oregon coast NERFINISHED
neighboringGroup Coos NERFINISHED
Siuslaw NERFINISHED
partOf Pacific Northwest Coast Indigenous peoples NERFINISHED
Siuslaw-speaking peoples NERFINISHED
presentDayAffiliation Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians NERFINISHED
region Pacific Northwest
religion Christianity
traditional Indigenous spirituality
traditionalCraft basketry
wood carving
traditionalEconomy salmon fishing
shellfish gathering
traditionalRegion Douglas County, Oregon NERFINISHED
Lane County, Oregon NERFINISHED
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
marine resource harvesting
traditionalTerritory Pacific coast of central Oregon
Umpqua River estuary NERFINISHED
usesTraditionalWatercraft dugout canoes

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Grand Ronde Reservation hasTribalAffiliation Lower Umpqua
this entity surface form: Umpqua