| Alsea | | | | Total population: | 1774: 3,060
1806: 1,700
1875: 1,800
1961: 12 | | Significant populations in: | Oregon | | Language: | Alsea | | Religion: | Very little is known about Alsea religion. It is thought to be similar to that of the Coos | | Related ethnic groups: | Yaquina | The Alsea were a Native American tribe of Western Oregon. They are probably extinct, although a few members may be mixed in with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, where the remaining members were relocated. Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ...
The Alsea were a Native American tribe of Western Oregon. ...
Coos is one of the three Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw located on the southwest Oregon Pacific coast in the United States. ...
Yaquina is now a place-name native of the American state of Oregon. ...
An Atsina named Assiniboin Boy Native Americans in the United States (also known as Indians, American Indians, First Americans, Indigenous Peoples, Aboriginal Peoples, Aboriginal Americans, Amerindians, Amerinds, or Original Americans) are the indigenous peoples within the territory that is now encompassed by the continental United States and their descendants in...
Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 9th 255,026 km² 420 km 580 km 2. ...
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 northern California to southwest Washington. ...
Geography
The Alsea lived on the western coast of Oregon, around what is now Alsea Bay.
Culture Hunters of seals and sea lions, fishers of salmon. Like many tribes in the area, they flattened the heads of infants.
Language Alsea was an Alsean language very closely related to Yaquina. It is now extinct. The Alsean (also Yakonan) language family consists of two closely related languages that were spoken along the central Oregon coast. ...
Yaquina is now a place-name native of the American state of Oregon. ...
An extinct language (also called a dead language) is a language which no longer has any native speakers. ...
Religion Very little is known about Alsea religion. It is thought to be similar to that of the Coos. Coos is one of the three Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw located on the southwest Oregon Pacific coast in the United States. ...
Arts The Alsea wore robes of seal skin.
See also The Alsean (also Yakonan) language family consists of two closely related languages that were spoken along the central Oregon coast. ...
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