Tillamook people

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The Tillamook people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast, traditionally inhabiting areas along the northern Oregon coast and known for their fishing, hunting, and rich maritime culture.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
Salishan language
federally recognized tribe
indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast
causeOfPopulationDecline displacement
introduced diseases
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalArea Northwest Coast cultural area NERFINISHED
culture maritime culture
economy subsistence fishing
trade with neighboring tribes
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasArtForm basketry
wood carving
hasCustom potlatch-like feasts
language Tillamook language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Salishan languages NERFINISHED
lastFluentSpeakersDied 20th century
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Oregon NERFINISHED
materialUsedForDwellings cedar planks
nameEtymology derived from a Chinook jargon term related to their territory
neighboringGroup Alsea people NERFINISHED
Chinookan peoples NERFINISHED
Clatsop people NERFINISHED
partOf Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians NERFINISHED
populationTrend decline after European contact
practiced fishing
gathering
hunting
region northern Oregon coast
religion animism
traditional Native American religion
relocatedTo Coast Indian Reservation NERFINISHED
Siletz Reservation NERFINISHED
statusOfLanguage extinct language
subgroupOf Coast Salish peoples NERFINISHED
traditionalDwelling plank house
traditionalRegion Nehalem Bay NERFINISHED
Nestuca River area NERFINISHED
Pacific Northwest Coast NERFINISHED
Tillamook Bay NERFINISHED
northern Oregon coast
traditionalTransport dugout canoe
treatyWith United States government NERFINISHED
usedResource cedar trees
salmon
sea mammals
shellfish

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Siletz Reservation homeTo Tillamook people
Tillamook, Oregon namedAfter Tillamook people
Clatsop people relatedEthnicGroup Tillamook people