| Alsea | | | | Total population | 1774: 3,060
1806: 1,700
1875: 1,800
1961: 12 | | Regions with significant populations | 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 Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 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 originally denoted a tribe of Native Americans, now nearly extinct [citation needed], along with their language (an Alsean language that is also extinct, which is also known as Yakwina or Yakona). ...
An Aani (Atsina) named Assiniboin Boy. ...
Official language(s) None Capital Salem Largest city Portland Area Ranked 9th - Total 98,466 sq mi (255,026 km²) - Width 260 miles (420 km) - Length 360 miles (580 km) - % water 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 originally denoted a tribe of Native Americans, now nearly extinct [citation needed], along with their language (an Alsean language that is also extinct, which is also known as Yakwina or Yakona). ...
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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