The Clatsop are a small tribe of Chinookan-speaking Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Chinookan refers to several groups of Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In the early 19th century they inhabited an area of the northwestern coast of present-day Oregon from the mouth of the Columbia River south to Tillamook Head. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Columbia River (known as Tillamook Head (455630 N 1235720 W is a high Promontory on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States.
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Language
Clatsop in the original language is La t cap, which means "placed of dried salmon" (Lā'k!ēlak, "dried salmon", F. Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. Boas). Apparently it was originally the name of a single settlement.
The Clatsop dialect used by the tribe is a nearly-extinct dialect of the Lower Chinookan language, a language in the Oregon Penutian family. Oregon Penutian is a hypothetical Language family in the Penutian language phylum comprising languages spoken at one time by several groups of Native Americans Most Clatsops spoke Chinook Jargon and some spoke a dialect of Nehalem, by the time Lewis and Clark made contact with them (J. Chinook Jargon originated as a Pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread quickly up the West Coast from modern Oregon to the regions now R. Holton, Chinook Wawa, 2004).
The Chinook Jargon is a trade language, and is still used throughout much of the Pacific Northwest. Chinook Jargon originated as a Pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread quickly up the West Coast from modern Oregon to the regions now The Pacific Northwest is a region in the northwest of North America (the term refers to the land not the ocean Many place names in the area come from the Chinook Jargon (e. Chinook Jargon originated as a Pidgin trade language of the Pacific Northwest, and spread quickly up the West Coast from modern Oregon to the regions now g. , Neakahnie Mountain — "The Mountain", Ecola Creek and Park — "whale").
History
The tribe was encountered at the mouth of the Columbia in 1805 by the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The expedition named their last encampment Fort Clatsop after the tribe, whose nearest village was approximately 7 mi (12 km) away. Fort Clatsop was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805-1806 The tribe later gave its name to Clatsop County, Oregon. Clatsop County (ˈklætsəp is a county located in the US state of Oregon. According to the journals of William Clark, the Clatsop comprised about 200 people living in three separate villages of large cedar-plank houses. William Clark ( August 1, 1770 &ndash September 1, 1838) was an American explorer soldier Indian agent, and territorial governor Clatsop members regularly visited the fort for trading purposes.
The tribe has never been organized hierarchically (under "chiefs") but individual families affiliated with one another in small villages and seasonal camps located near food sources. [1] and [2]
The Clatsop shared salmon, berries, and hunting tips with the Corps of Discovery. In contrast to the Corps' interactions with the Plains Indians the previous winter, their interaction with the Clatsop was more limited. The two groups did not mingle for social occasions and the fort was opened to trading only 24 days during the winter. Part of the reason may have been the existing relationship between the British and the coastal Chinook tribes, resulting in a demand by the Chinook for higher prices for their goods at a time when the Corps' supply of "Indian Gifts" had dwindled. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Only two Clatsop, named Coboway and Cuscalar, appear regularly in the members' journals.
In an 1851 treaty, the Clatsop tribe ceded 90 percent of their land to the U. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year S. government. This treaty was one of many in the Northwest that were never ratified by Congress. Unlike other tribes, the members were not required to move to a reservation. In fact, they were the only tribe in Oregon that was not removed to a reservation (A. Dart, Rolls of Certain Tribes in Oregon and Washington, Ye Galleon Press).
The 200 members who have recently organized as the Clatsop-Nehalem Confederation have an average age of 65 and are scattered across Oregon and southwestern Washington. Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The last known speaker of the Tillamook language died in 1972. Tillamook is an extinct Salishan language formerly spoken by the Tillamook tribe in northwestern Oregon, USA. Year 1972 ( MCMLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Clatsop-Nehalem applied for membership in with both the Confederated Tribes of Siletz and Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde but were turned down. The Confederated Tribes of Siletz in the United States is a federally recognized confederation of 27 Native American tribal bands that once inhabited a range from The Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon (CTGR consists of twenty-seven Native American tribes with long historical ties to present-day Western In January 2001, the Chinook tribe (of which the Clatsop were included) gained official recognition, but it was reversed by the Bush administration soon after taking office. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. The Presidency of George W Bush began on his inauguration on January 20, 2001 as the 43rd and current President of the United States of America The bicentennial of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 2004-2006 has provided renewed interest in the status of the Clatsop and Chinook.
The tribe has no formal recognition today and has struggled in recent years to retain its identity. Some of the remaining members now form an unofficial confederation with the Salishan-speaking Nehalem (Tillamook) tribe that once inhabited the area around Tillamook Bay. This article is about the Salish/Salishan language For the Tacoma Washington neighborhood see Salishan Tacoma Washington. Tillamook Bay is a small inlet of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 6 mi (10 km long and 2 mi (3 km wide on the northwest coast of Other Clatsop descendants continue to maintain their culture and ceremonies as family and small community units, as in the past (Interview with Jeff Painter, 2001).
Museum Exhibits
The Tillamook County Pioneer Museum in Tillamook contains exhibits on the history of the Clatsop. The city of Tillamook (ˈtɪləmʊk is the County seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.
The Clatsop-Nehalem have secured 20 acres (8 hectares) of oceanfront property in Tillamook County where they hope to build a longhouse from cedar planks to serve as a headquarters and museum. Tillamook County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. In Archaeology and Anthropology, a long house or longhouse is a type of long narrow single-room building built by peoples in various parts of the world Clatsop spiritual leaders continue to hold ceremonial gatherings at Saddle Mountain (the place of their "birth" according to oral history), burial and funerary sites, vision quest sites (tomanowas), former village sites (like Necotat and Quatat), hunting & gathering sites, and places of historical importance (Interview with Jeff Painter, 2001). Saddle Mountain is the tallest mountain in Clatsop County Oregon.
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