Clatskanie
| Native Clatskanie Name
Region: Northwest Oregon
# of speakers: extinct Grammatical Sketch Folklore Orthography
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| Native Clatskanie Name
Region: Northwest Oregon
# of speakers: extinct Grammatical Sketch Folklore Orthography
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The Clatskanies split off from a band of Athapasan speakers, the Kwalhioquas, who lived in
the hills north of the lower Columbia River. These people migrated south in search of better
subsistence and later formed the Clatskanie tribe. The original Kwalhioquas from Washington
eventually disappeared, while the Clatskanie tribe grew, at least for a little while.
The Clatskanie's had a reputation as for demanding tribute from those who passed through their
territory and are rumored to be the tribe which attacked the fort of Lewis and Clark in 1805-1806.
By 1910, there were only 3 remaining members of the Clatskanie tribe, victims of the forces of
smallpox, fighting, and intermingling with other tribes.
This page was last updated on Thursday, February 6, 1997 11:27:38 PM
