Chemakum people

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The Chemakum people are an Indigenous group from the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State, historically known for their distinct Chimakuan language and culture and for being signatories to mid-19th-century treaties with the United States.

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Label Occurrences
Chemakum people canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
Native American tribe ⓘ
affectedBy 19th-century colonial expansion ⓘ
epidemic diseases ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturallyRelatedTo Quileute people ⓘ
other Coast Salish peoples ⓘ
culturalPractice potlatch ceremonies ⓘ
totem carving ⓘ
culturalRegion Strait of Juan de Fuca ⓘ
linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
descendantsIn Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe ⓘ
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe ⓘ
Port Gamble S’Klallam Tribe ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf Olympic Peninsula ⓘ
hasEndonym Čə́məq̓əm (approximate linguistic form) ⓘ
linked to: Chemakum language
historicalPeriod 19th century ⓘ
historicalStatus largely assimilated by early 20th century ⓘ
language Chemakum language ⓘ
languageFamily Chimakuan languages ⓘ
languageStatus extinct language ⓘ
laterReligion Christianity ⓘ
locatedIn Pacific Northwest ⓘ
Washington State ⓘ
linked to: Washington
neighboringGroup Quinault people ⓘ
Skokomish people ⓘ
S’Klallam people ⓘ
populationTrend severe decline in 19th century ⓘ
region Northwest Coast cultural area ⓘ
Salish Sea area ⓘ
linked to: Salish Sea
religion traditional Indigenous spirituality ⓘ
signatoryTo Treaty of Point Elliott ⓘ
Treaty of Point No Point ⓘ
traditionalCraft basketry ⓘ
woodworking ⓘ
traditionalEconomy salmon fishing ⓘ
shellfish harvesting ⓘ
traditionalHousing plank houses ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
marine resource harvesting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Hood Canal region ⓘ
linked to: Hood Canal

Port Townsend Bay area ⓘ
linked to: Port Townsend Bay

northeastern Olympic Peninsula ⓘ
traditionalTransportation dugout canoes ⓘ
treatyPartner United States government ⓘ
usedCommunicationSystem Pacific Northwest Native American sign language ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Treaty of Point No Point → appliesToPeople → Chemakum people ⓘ
Chimakuan languages → spokenBy → Chemakum people ⓘ