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.

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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

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Pacific Coast Athabaskan spokenBy Eel River Athabaskan peoples