Siletz
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: Oregon
The Siletz are the band of Salish-speaking Tillamook people who traditionally lived along the river of the same name in northwestern Oregon. This band is generally thought to be the southernmost branch of Salishan peoples in the Northwest Coast culture area.
Before contact with European American peoples, the Siletz existed, as did most of the peoples of the Oregon coast, in a quiet, relatively isolated autonomy. The Siletz lived in bands and villages around the mouth of, and inland along, the Siletz River and were related by close familial and cultural bonds. Their lifestyle was...
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