Clatsop people

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The Clatsop people are a Native American tribe of the Pacific Northwest Coast traditionally living near the mouth of the Columbia River in what is now northwestern Oregon.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Clatsop people canonical 3
Cathlamet people 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Pacific Northwest Coast
Native American tribe
country United States
culturalAffiliation Chinookan cultural group
linked to: Chinookan peoples
culturalPractice potlatch-like feasting and gift-giving
culturalRegion Northwest Coast culture area
currentIssues cultural revitalization
federal recognition efforts
language preservation
encountered Lewis and Clark Expedition
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasEthnographicSource Franz Boas
Lewis and Clark journals
hasNameOrigin Clatsop County, Oregon is named after the Clatsop people
historicalEvent wintering of Lewis and Clark at Fort Clatsop (1805–1806)
linked to: Fort Clatsop
language Clatsop dialect of Lower Chinook
languageFamily Chinookan languages
nearbySite Fort Clatsop
partOf Confederated Tribes of the Clatsop-Nehalem
recognizedBy Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
Confederated Tribes of the Clatsop-Nehalem
Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
relatedEthnicGroup Cathlamet people
linked to: Clatsop people

Chinook people
linked to: Chinookan peoples

Nehalem people
Tillamook people
Wasco people
religion traditional Indigenous spiritual practices
traditionalEconomy fishing-based economy
trade along the Columbia River
traditionalHousing plank houses
traditionalMaterialCulture cedar plank architecture
dugout canoes
traditionalRegion Clatsop County, Oregon
Pacific Northwest Coast
mouth of the Columbia River
northwestern Oregon
traditionalSubsistence berry gathering
hunting
marine fishing
salmon fishing
shellfish gathering
traditionalTerritoryFeature Columbia River estuary
Necanicum River
Pacific Ocean coast
Youngs Bay
usesEndonym Clatsop

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Clatsop County, Oregon namedAfter Clatsop people
Fort Clatsop namedAfter Clatsop people
Clatsop people relatedEthnicGroup Cathlamet people
linked to: Clatsop people
Siletz Reservation homeTo Clatsop people