Wishram people

E143448

The Wishram people are a Native American group of the Chinookan language family traditionally living along the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest, known for their river-based trade and fishing culture.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Wishram people canonical 11
Wasco-Wishram elders 1
Wishram tribe 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Chinookan people ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ
colonialHistory impacted by United States expansion ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalRegion Columbia Plateau ⓘ
Northwest Coast–Plateau transition zone ⓘ
culture river-based culture ⓘ
demographicTrend population decline after European contact ⓘ
displacement affected by construction of The Dalles Dam ⓘ
loss of Celilo Falls fishing sites ⓘ
economy trade in dried salmon ⓘ
trade in regional goods ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States ⓘ
historicalRole Columbia River traders ⓘ
regional trade intermediaries ⓘ
indigenousTo Columbia River ⓘ
Pacific Northwest ⓘ
languageFamily Chinookan languages ⓘ
languageStatus endangered language ⓘ
materialCulture basketry ⓘ
canoe building ⓘ
woodworking ⓘ
oralTradition myths and legends of Columbia River ⓘ
partOf Plateau cultures ⓘ
presentIn Oregon ⓘ
Washington (state) ⓘ
linked to: Washington
recognizedAs distinct Chinookan group ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Chinook people ⓘ
linked to: Chinookan peoples

Wasco people ⓘ
religion Native American traditional religion ⓘ
river Columbia River ⓘ
socialOrganization village-based society ⓘ
tradeNetwork Columbia River trade network ⓘ
linked to: Columbia River
traditionalEconomicActivity fishing ⓘ
river-based trade ⓘ
salmon fishing ⓘ
traditionalFoodSource Pacific salmon ⓘ
eulachon ⓘ
sturgeon ⓘ
traditionalHousing plank houses ⓘ
traditionalPractice dip-net fishing ⓘ
seasonal fishing camps ⓘ
traditionalTerritory Celilo Falls area ⓘ
Columbia River Gorge ⓘ
treatyHistory subject to 19th-century U.S. treaties ⓘ
usesLanguage Wishram language ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (13)

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

Chinookan peoples → includesSubgroup → Wishram people ⓘ
Leslie Spier → studied → Wishram people ⓘ
Chinookan languages → usedBy → Wishram tribe ⓘ
linked to: Wishram people
Clackamas people → culturallyRelatedTo → Wishram people ⓘ
Wasco people → culturallyRelatedTo → Wishram people ⓘ
Wasco people → neighboringGroup → Wishram people ⓘ
Celilo Falls → culturallySignificantTo → Wishram people ⓘ
Celilo Falls site → associatedPeople → Wishram people ⓘ
Wasco-Wishram language → ethnicGroup → Wishram people ⓘ
Wasco-Wishram language → usedBy → Wasco-Wishram elders ⓘ
linked to: Wishram people
Kiksht → ethnicGroup → Wishram people ⓘ
Wishram language → traditionalSpeakers → Wishram people ⓘ
Wishram language → ethnicity → Wishram people ⓘ