Siletz, the Glossary
The Siletz (pronounced SIGH-lets) were the southernmost of several divisions of the Tillamook people speaking a distinct dialect; the other dialect-divisions were: Salmon River on the Salmon River, Nestucca on Little Nestucca River, Nestucca River and Nestucca Bay, Tillamook Bay on the Tillamook Bay and the mouths of the Kilchis, Wilson, Trask and Tillamook rivers, and Nehalem on Nehalem River.[1]
Table of Contents
37 relations: American Association for the Advancement of Science, Athabaskan languages, British Columbia, Central Kalapuya language, Central Oregon Coast Range, Chinook Jargon, Coast Indian Reservation, Coast Salish, Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, English language, Lincoln County, Oregon, List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States, Little Nestucca River, Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages, National Geographic Society, Nehalem River, Nestucca Bay, Nestucca River, Newport, Oregon, Oregon Coast, Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages, Puget Sound, Rogue River Wars, Salish peoples, Salishan languages, Salmon River (Lincoln County, Oregon), Siletz Reservation, Siletz River, Strait of Georgia, Swarthmore College, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook language, Tillamook people, Tolowa, Tolowa language, Tututni language, Washington (state).
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau
American Association for the Advancement of Science
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is an American international non-profit organization with the stated mission of promoting cooperation among scientists, defending scientific freedom, encouraging scientific responsibility, and supporting scientific education and science outreach for the betterment of all humanity.
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Athabaskan languages
Athabaskan (also spelled Athabascan, Athapaskan or Athapascan, and also known as Dene) is a large family of Indigenous languages of North America, located in western North America in three areal language groups: Northern, Pacific Coast and Southern (or Apachean).
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British Columbia
British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada.
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Central Kalapuya language
Central Kalapuyan was a Kalapuyan language indigenous to the central and southern Willamette Valley in Oregon in the United States.
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Central Oregon Coast Range
The Central Oregon Coast Range is the middle section of the Oregon Coast Range, in the Pacific Coast Ranges physiographic region, and located in the west-central portion of the state of Oregon, United States roughly between the Salmon River and the Umpqua River and the Willamette Valley and the Pacific Ocean.
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Chinook Jargon
Chinook Jargon (Chinuk Wawa or Chinook Wawa, also known simply as Chinook or Jargon) is a language originating as a pidgin trade language in the Pacific Northwest.
Coast Indian Reservation
The Coast Indian Reservation is a former Indian reservation in the U.S. state of Oregon, established in 1855.
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Coast Salish
The Coast Salish are a group of ethnically and linguistically related Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest Coast, living in the Canadian province of British Columbia and the U.S. states of Washington and Oregon. Siletz and Coast Salish are Native American tribes in Oregon.
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in the United States is a federally recognized confederation of more than 27 Native American tribes and bands who once inhabited an extensive homeland of more than 20 million acres from northern California to southwest Washington and between the summit of the Cascades and the Pacific Ocean. Siletz and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians are indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau and Native American tribes in Oregon.
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English language
English is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, whose speakers, called Anglophones, originated in early medieval England on the island of Great Britain.
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Lincoln County, Oregon
Lincoln County is one of the 36 counties in the U.S. state of Oregon.
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List of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States.
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Little Nestucca River
The Little Nestucca River is a river, approximately long, on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States.
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Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages
The Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages (LTIEL) is a nonprofit 501 (c)(3) organization based in Salem, Oregon, United States.
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National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society (NGS), headquartered in Washington, D.C., United States, is one of the largest nonprofit scientific and educational organizations in the world.
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Nehalem River
The Nehalem River is a river on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States, approximately long.
Nestucca Bay
Nestucca Bay is a bay formed by the confluence of the Nestucca River and the Pacific Ocean in northwest Oregon in the United States.
Nestucca River
The Nestucca River flows for about through forests near the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon in the United States.
Newport, Oregon
Newport is a city in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States.
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Oregon Coast
The Oregon Coast is a coastal region of the U.S. state of Oregon.
Pacific Coast Athabaskan languages
Pacific Coast Athabaskan is a geographical and possibly genealogical grouping of the Athabaskan language family.
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Puget Sound
Puget Sound is a sound on the northwestern coast of the U.S. state of Washington.
Rogue River Wars
The Rogue River Wars were an armed conflict in 1855–1856 between the U.S. Army, local militias and volunteers, and the Native American tribes commonly grouped under the designation of Rogue River Indians, in the Rogue River Valley area of what today is southern Oregon. Siletz and Rogue River Wars are Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.
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Salish peoples
The Salish peoples are indigenous peoples of the American and Canadian Pacific Northwest, identified by their use of the Salishan languages which diversified out of Proto-Salish between 3,000 and 6,000 years ago. Siletz and Salish peoples are Native American tribes in Oregon.
Salishan languages
The Salishan (also Salish) languages are a family of languages of the Pacific Northwest in North America (the Canadian province of British Columbia and the American states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana).
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Salmon River (Lincoln County, Oregon)
The Salmon River flows from the Central Oregon Coast Range to the Pacific Ocean coast of northwest Oregon in the United States.
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Siletz Reservation
The Siletz Reservation is a 5.852 sq mi (15.157 km²) Indian reservation in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, owned by the Confederated Tribes of Siletz. Siletz and Siletz Reservation are Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.
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Siletz River
The Siletz River flows about to the Pacific Ocean through coastal mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon.
Strait of Georgia
The Strait of Georgia (Détroit de Géorgie) or the Georgia Strait is an arm of the Salish Sea between Vancouver Island and the extreme southwestern mainland coast of British Columbia, Canada, and the extreme northwestern mainland coast of Washington, United States.
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Swarthmore College
Swarthmore College is a private liberal arts college in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania.
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Tillamook Bay
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 the U.S. state of Oregon.
Tillamook language
Tillamook is an extinct Salishan language, formerly spoken by the Tillamook people in northwestern Oregon, United States.
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Tillamook people
The Tillamook are a Native American tribe from coastal Oregon of the Salish linguistic group. Siletz and Tillamook people are Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Native American tribes in Oregon.
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Tolowa
The Tolowa people or Taa-laa-wa Dee-ni’ are a Native American people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethno-linguistic group. Siletz and Tolowa are Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Native American tribes in Oregon.
Tolowa language
The Tolowa language (also called Chetco-Tolowa, or Siletz Dee-ni) is a member of the Pacific Coast subgroup of the Athabaskan language family.
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Tututni language
Tututni (alternatively "Tutudin"), also known as Upper Coquille, (Lower) Rogue River and Nuu-wee-ya, is an Athabaskan language once spoken by three Tututni (Lower Rogue River Athabaskan) tribes: Tututni tribe (including Euchre Creek band), Coquille tribe, and Chasta Costa tribe who are part of the Rogue River Indian peoples of southwestern Oregon.
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Washington (state)
Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.
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See also
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Alsea
- Atfalati
- Chetco people
- Clatsop
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Coos people
- Coquille people
- Francella Mary Griggs
- Kalapuya
- Klickitat people
- Molala
- Ophelia Paquet
- Rogue River Indians
- Rogue River Wars
- Santiam people
- Shasta Costa
- Shasta people
- Siletz
- Siletz Agency Site
- Siletz Reservation
- Siuslaw people
- Takelma
- Tillamook people
- Tolowa
- Tututni
- Umpqua people
- Yaquina people
Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau
- Atfalati
- Cayuse
- Cayuse people
- Clackamas people
- Clatsop
- Coeur d'Alene people
- Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
- Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community
- Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon
- Coos
- Coos people
- Hoh people
- Indigenous people of the Northwest Plateau
- Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau
- Interior Salish
- Kalapuya
- Kalispel Indian Community of the Kalispel Reservation
- Klamath people
- Kootenai Tribe of Idaho
- Molala
- Multnomah people
- Native American peoples of Oregon
- Nez Perce
- Palouse people
- Pend d'Oreilles
- Ravens in Native American mythology
- Santiam people
- Siletz
- Tahltan
- Walla Walla people
- Wanapum
- Wasco–Wishram
- Wenatchi
- Yakama
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siletz
Also known as Siletz (tribe), Siletz Indians, Siletz people.