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The Kalapuya (also Kalapuyan, Kalapooian, Calapooya, Calapooia) are a Native American ethnic group that once inhabited the area of present-day western Oregon in the United States and are now part of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. Image File history File links Broom_icon. ... Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... Official language(s) (none)[1] 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 the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon consists of five tribes with long historical ties to present-day western Oregon between the Coast Range and the Cascade Range: Chasta (present-day Oregon bands of the Shasta) Kalapuya Molalla Rogue River (a tribe whose bands were split between...

The Kalapuya comprised eight related groups speaking three different languages of the Oregon Penutian family: Northern Kalapuyan, Central Kalapuyan, and Yoncalla (also called Southern Kalapuya). Their territory comprised the Willamette Valley, as well as the valley of the Umpqua River in Douglas County. Oregon Penutian is a language family in the Penutian language phylum comprising languages spoken at one time by several groups of Native Americans in present-day western Oregon and western Washington in the United States. ... Northern Kalupuyan is a Native American language in the Oregon Penutian family, indigineous to northwestern Oregon in the United States. ... Central Kalapuyan is a Native American language in Oregon Penutian family, indigineous to the central and southern Willamette Valley in United States. ... Yoncalla, sometimes called Southern Kalapuyan, is a Native American language in the Oregon Penutian family of languages, once spoken in southwest Oregon in the United States In the 19th century it was spoken by the Yoncalla band of the Kalapuya people in the Umpqua River valley. ... The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley The Willamette Valley is the region in northwest Oregon in the United States that surrounds the Willamette River as it proceeds northward from its emergence from mountains near Eugene to its confluence with the Columbia River. ... Umpqua River with tributaries The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is a river on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long. ... Douglas County is a county located in the U.S. state of Oregon. ...

Thought to number under 4,000 individuals before contact with whites, the introduction of the diseases of the whites were catastrophic to the Kalapuya people. The smallpox epidemic that raged through the Pacific Northwest in 1782-1783 may have caused the death of half the bands' population. Malaria likewise swept the region between 1830 and 1833. 90% of the Kalapuya population died of these diseases. It is sufficient to say that the Kalapuya were greatly weakened by the time whites began to show up in numbers in the Willamette valley in the middle of the nineteenth century. Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera) is a contagious disease unique to humans. ... In epidemiology, an epidemic (from [[Latin language] epi- upon + demos people) is a disease that appears as new cases in a given human population, during a given period, at a rate that substantially exceeds what is expected, based on recent experience (the number of new cases in the population during... The Pacific Northwest from space The Pacific Northwest, abbreviated PNW, or PacNW is a region in the northwest of North America. ... 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1783 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Malaria is a vector-borne infectious disease caused by protozoan parasites. ... Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 (MDCCCXXX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1833 (MDCCCXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

The Kalapuyan groups (identified by language) were:

• Tualatin, also known as the Atfalati, who lived along the Tualatin River (Northern Kalapuya)
• Yamhill, who lived along the Yamhill River (Northern Kalapuya)
• Pudding River (Ahantchuyuk), who lived along the Pudding River (Central Kalapuya)
• Luckiamute, who lived along the Luckiamute River (Central Kalapuya)
• Santiam, who lived along the lower Santiam River near present-day Lebanon (Central Kalapuya)
• Mary's River (Chepenefa), who lived along the Mary's River near present-day Corvallis (Central Kalapuya)
• Muddy Creek (Chemapho), who lived along Muddy Creek (Central Kalapuya)
• Tsankupi, who lived along the Calapooia River (Central Kalapuya)
• Mohawk, who lived along the Mohawk River (Central Kalapuya)
• Chafan
• Long Tom (Chelamela), who lived along the Long Tom River (Central Kalapuya)
• Winefelly, who lived along the Mohawk, McKenzie, and Coast Fork Willamette rivers. (Central Kalapuya)
• Yoncalla, who lived along the Umpqua River. (Yoncalla)

In his description of the Indians of the Willamette Valley in 1849, Governor Joseph Lane (after whom Lane County is named) gave the following estimates for the tribes' populations: The Tualatin River in northwest Oregon The Tualatin River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 83 mi (125 km), in Oregon in the United States. ... The Yamhill River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 12 mi (19 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ... The Pudding River is a tributary of the Molalla River in the U.S. state of Oregon. ... The Luckiamute River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. ... The Santiam River (san-tee-AM) is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 10 mi (16 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. ... Marys River is a tributary of the Willamette River in western Oregon near Corvallis. ... Corvallis (IPA: ) is a city located in central western Oregon, USA. It is the county seat of Benton CountyGR6 and the principal city of the Corvallis, Oregon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which encompasses all of Benton County. ... The Calapooia River is a tributary of the Willamette that runs through Crawfordsville and Brownsville before converging with the Willamette near Albany. ... The Mohawk River is a tributary of the McKenzie River, approximately 16 mi (26 km) long, in west central Oregon in the United States. ... The Long Tom River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 5000000000000000 mi (8000000000000000 km) long, in western Oregon in the United States. ... The McKenzie River is a tributary of the Willamette River, approximately 86 mi (138 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ... The Coast Fork Willamette River is one of several forks that unite to form the Willamette River in western Oregon in the United States. ... Umpqua River with tributaries The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is a river on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Joseph Lane (1801-1881) was an American general during the Mexican War. ... Lane County is a county in the state of Oregon. ...

"Calipoa": 60 "Tualatine": 60 "Yam Hill": 90 "Lucka-mues": 15

In 1854 they ceded many of their lands to the United States under the Kalapuya Treaty in exchange primarily for money. The Calapooia River is named for the tribe. 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The Kalapuya Treaty was an 1854 treaty between the United States and the tribes of Umpqua and Calapooya in the Oregon Territory. ... The Calapooia River is a tributary of the Willamette that runs through Crawfordsville and Brownsville before converging with the Willamette near Albany. ...

Copied from Kalapooian article

A group of tribes who used to live in the Willamette River valley, who spoke a distinct language. Some of the tribes, such as the Yonkalla, pushed as far south as Northern California. The Willamette River (pronounced wil-LAM-met) is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 240 mi (386 km) long, in northwestern Oregon in the United States. ... Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ...

The Kalapooian tribes suffered severe losses by epidemic disease in or about 1824, with their numbers never recovering. 1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In the Treaty of Calapooia Creek, Oregon, (November 29, 1854), the Umpqua and Kalapooian tribes of Umpqua Valley ceded their lands to the United States. Their lands were to be held in reserve for them, unless the President should decide to move them. In the treaty at Dayton, Oregon, (January 22, 1855), the Calapooya and other tribes of the Willamette valley ceded the entire drainage area of the Willamette river, and the tribes were moved to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation. is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... The mouth of the Umpqua River on the Pacific Ocean at Reedsport, Douglas County, Oregon The Umpqua River (UHMP-kwah) is a river on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States, approximately 111 mi (179 km) long. ... Dayton is a city in Yamhill County, Oregon, United States. ... is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1855 (MDCCCLV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... The Grand Ronde Indian Reservation is located on a section of land about 18 miles east of Lincoln City, Oregon, near the town of Grand Ronde, Oregon. ...

The known tribes of the Kalapooian family include: Ahantchuyuk, Atfalati or Tualatin, Calapooya, Chelamela, Chepenafa, Lakmiut, Santiam, Yamel, and Yonkalla. Atfalati (Atfalati). ... The Kalapuya (also spelled Calapooya or Calapooia) are a ethnic group that once inhabited the area present-day western Oregon in the United States. ...

See also

• Kalapuyan languages

The Kalapuya (also Kalapooian, Calapooya, Calapooia) are a Native American ethnic group that once inhabited the area present-day western Oregon in the United States. ...

External links

• Univ. of Oregon: the Kalapuyans