Shasta people

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The Shasta people are a Native American tribe indigenous to northern California and southern Oregon, traditionally living around the Klamath River and Mount Shasta.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American language
Native American people
indigenous people of the United States
language family
affectedBy U.S. Indian removal and reservation policies
country United States
culturalPractice ceremonial dances
oral tradition
culturalRegion Cascade Range foothills
Klamath River basin
linked to: Klamath Basin
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasSacredSite Mount Shasta
historicalEvent contact with Euro-American settlers in the 19th century
displacement during the California Gold Rush
indigenousTo northern California
southern Oregon
language Shasta language
languageFamily Hokan (proposed)
Shastan languages
neighboringGroup Achomawi (Pit River) people
linked to: Achomawi people

Karuk people
Klamath people
Modoc people
Yurok people
presentDayCommunity residents of northern California
residents of southern Oregon
subgroupOf California Native Americans
Northwest Coast cultural area (broadly defined)
Plateau tribes
traditionalCraft basketry
stone tool making
traditionalEconomy trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalFood acorns
deer
roots and berries
salmon
traditionalHousing semi-subterranean plank houses
sweat houses
traditionalReligion animism
shamanism
traditionalSubsistence acorn processing
fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Klamath River region
linked to: Klamath Basin

Mount Shasta region
usesMaterial bear grass (for basketry)
cedar wood
obsidian

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Mount Shasta isSacredTo Shasta people
Shasta County namedAfter Shasta people
Shasta language spokenBy Shasta people
Shasta language ethnicity Shasta people
Wintu people neighboringGroup Shasta people
Roland B. Dixon studied Shasta people
Siletz Reservation homeTo Shasta peoples
linked to: Shasta people
Takelma people relatedEthnicGroup Shasta people
Shasta Valley Shasta ethnicGroup Shasta people
Shasta Valley Shasta usedBy Shasta elders (historically and in recent times)
linked to: Shasta people
Shastan ethnicGroup Shasta people
Shastan usedBy Shasta people
Sasti spokenBy Shasta people
Sasti ethnicity Shasta people
Chasta Costa associatedPeople Shasta people
Shastan languages ethnicGroup Shasta people
Scott Valley Shasta ethnicGroup Shasta people
Chimariko people neighboringPeople Shasta people