Eel River Athabaskan peoples
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The Eel River Athabaskan peoples are Indigenous groups of northwestern California whose traditional territories lie along the Eel River and who share related Athabaskan languages and cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eel River Athabaskan peoples canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Athabaskan-speaking people
ⓘ
Indigenous people ⓘ |
| colonialImpact |
Spanish and later Mexican intrusion was limited compared to other California regions
ⓘ
experienced violent displacement during American settlement in the 19th century ⓘ suffered population decline from disease and conflict ⓘ |
| culturalRevitalization |
ceremonial and cultural practice renewal efforts
ⓘ
language documentation projects ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| includes |
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria ancestors
ⓘ
Lassik people NERFINISHED ⓘ Nongatl people NERFINISHED ⓘ Sinkyone people NERFINISHED ⓘ Wailaki people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
California Athabaskan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Coast Athabaskan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| linguisticStatus |
languages are endangered
ⓘ
some dialects are extinct ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern California ⓘ |
| modernDescendants |
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hoopa Valley Tribe members of Eel River ancestry ⓘ Round Valley Indian Tribes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroups |
Pomo peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wiyot people NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurok people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North Coast of California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reservationHistory |
some descendants associated with Hoopa Valley Reservation
ⓘ
some descendants relocated to Round Valley Reservation ⓘ |
| riverSystem | Eel River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sharesCulturalTraitsWith |
Hupa people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mattole people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
California Athabaskan peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Coast Athabaskan peoples NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
redwood canoe making ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
redwood plank houses
ⓘ
semi-subterranean structures ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Kuksu-related ceremonialism
ⓘ
world renewal ceremonies ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
acorn gathering
ⓘ
gathering plant foods ⓘ hunting deer ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Eel River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humboldt County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Mendocino County, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| treatyHistory | affected by unratified 1851–1852 California treaties ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.