Kalapuya people

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Indigenous people of Oregon Native American people

The Kalapuya people are a Native American group indigenous to western Oregon, known for their distinct language and culture and for traditionally living in small, semi-sedentary communities centered on hunting, fishing, and the management of camas prairies.

Aliases (4)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people of Oregon → Native American people →
causeOfPopulationDecline	displacement by Euro-American settlers → epidemic diseases →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
ethnicGroupOf	United States →
historicalPopulationTrend	severe decline after European contact →
indigenousTo	Willamette Valley → western Oregon →
languageFamily	Kalapuyan languages → Penutian languages →
presentDayAffiliation	Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians → Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon →
region	Calapooia River basin → Umpqua River valley → Willamette River valley →
relatedEthnicGroup	Chinookan peoples → Molala people → Takelma people →
relocatedTo	Grand Ronde Reservation → Siletz Reservation →
socialOrganization	small semi-sedentary villages →
subgroup	Luckiamute Kalapuya → Marys River Kalapuya → Santiam Kalapuya → Tualatin Kalapuya → Yamhill Kalapuya → Yoncalla Kalapuya →
traditionalCraft	basketry → stone tool making →
traditionalFood	acorns → camas bulbs → deer → salmon →
traditionalHousing	seasonal mat lodges → semi-subterranean plank houses →
traditionalLanguage	Central Kalapuya → Northern Kalapuya → Yoncalla →
traditionalPractice	camas field tending and harvesting → prairie burning for land management →
traditionalReligion	animism → spirit power practices →
traditionalSubsistence	camas cultivation and management → fishing → gathering → hunting →
treaty	Treaty of Dayton (1855) →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Tualatin Valley ("Atfalati band of the Kalapuya people") → Willamette Valley →	historicallyInhabitedBy
Tualatin River ("Tualatin people") → Yamhill County, Oregon ("Yamhill band of the Kalapuya people") →	namedAfter
Chinookan peoples →	neighboringGroup
Multnomah people →	relatedEthnicGroup
Kalapuya people ("Central Kalapuya") →	traditionalLanguage