Mattole people

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The Mattole people are an Indigenous group from California’s North Coast region, traditionally inhabiting the Mattole River and Lost Coast areas and culturally associated with other Pacific Coast Athabaskan-speaking tribes.

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Mattole people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
archaeologicalRegion Northwest California archaeological area NERFINISHED
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice acorn leaching and storage
salmon weir fishing
use of redwood in construction
culturalRegion California cultural area NERFINISHED
Northwestern California NERFINISHED
currentStatus largely assimilated into neighboring Native communities
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasEthnonym Bear River Mattole NERFINISHED
Mattole NERFINISHED
hasNameOrigin named after the Mattole River
historicalEvent impacted by California Gold Rush-era violence
suffered population decline after European-American settlement
indigenousTo California NERFINISHED
North Coast of California NERFINISHED
language Mattole language NERFINISHED
languageBranch Pacific Coast Athabaskan NERFINISHED
languageFamily Athabaskan languages NERFINISHED
languageStatus extinct language
neighboringPeople Sinkyone people NERFINISHED
Wiyot people NERFINISHED
Yurok people NERFINISHED
partOf Pacific Coast Athabaskan cultural sphere NERFINISHED
recognizedBy anthropologists as distinct Athabaskan group
region Pacific Coast NERFINISHED
relatedEthnicGroup Bear River people NERFINISHED
Kato people NERFINISHED
Sinkyone people NERFINISHED
Wailaki people NERFINISHED
other Pacific Coast Athabaskan peoples
traditionalCraft basketry
traditionalEconomy trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalHousing redwood plank houses
semi-subterranean structures
traditionalReligion Native Californian traditional religion
traditionalSubsistence acorn processing
gathering
hunting
salmon fishing
traditionalTerritory Humboldt County, California NERFINISHED
Lost Coast NERFINISHED
Mattole River NERFINISHED

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Pacific Coast Athabaskan spokenBy Mattole people