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C- Oregon Indian Villages, Towns and
Settlements
A complete listing of all the Indian villages,
towns and settlements as listed in Handbook of Americans North of Mexico.
Cathlacomatup. A
Chinookan tribe re siding in 1806,
according to Lewis and Clark (Exped., II, 226, 1814), on the s. side of
Sauvies id., in the present Multnomah co., Oreg., on a slough of Willamette r.
Their estimated number was 170.
Cathlacumup. A Chinookan tribe formerly living on the
w. bank of the lower mouth of Willamette r., near the Columbia, claiming as
their territory the bank of the latter stream from this point to Deer id., Oreg.
Lewis and Clark estimated their number at 450 in 1806. They are mentioned in
1850 by Lane as being associated with the Namoit and Katlaminimim. (L. F.)
Cathlakaheckit. A Chinookan tribe living at the
cascades of Columbia r. in 1812, when their number was estimated at 900.
Cathlanahquiah (people of the r. Naqoaix’).
A Chinookan tribe living in 1806, according to Lewis and Clark, on the s. w.
side of Wappatoo, now San vies id., Multnomah co., Oreg., and numbering 400
souls.
Cathlapotle A
Chinookan tribe formerly living on
the lower part of Lewis r. and on the s. w. side of Columbia r., in Clarke co.,
Wash. In 1806 Lewis and Clark estimated their number at 900 in 14 large wooden
houses. Their main village was Nahpooitle. (L. F.)
Cathlathlalas. A Chinookan tribe living on both sides
of Columbia r., just be low the cascades, in 1812. Their number was placed at
500.
Chachemewa. An
Atfalati band formerly residing at Forest Grove, 6 m. from Wapatoo lake,
Yamhill co., Oreg.
Chachif. An Atfalati band formerly living on Wapatoo
lake, Yamhill co., Oreg.
Chachimabiyuk (refers to a swamp grass). An Atfalati band
formerly living between Wapatoo lake and Willamette r., in Washington co., Oreg.
Chachimewa. An Atfalati band formerly living on or near
Wapatoo lake, Yamhill co., Oreg.
Chachokwith (refers to a small shell). An Atfalati band
formerly living at a place of the same name N. of Forest Grove, in Washington
co., Oreg.
Chagindueftei. An Atfalati band formerly living between
Hillsboro and Sauvies id., Washington co., Oreg.
Chahelim (helim ='outdoors'). An Atfalati band formerly
settled in Chehelim valley, 5 m. s. of Wapatoo lake, Yamhill co., Oreg.
Chakawech. A
Modoc
camping place near Yaneks, on Sprague r., Klamath res., s. w. Oreg.
Chakeipi (Tch’′akéipi,
at the beaver place) . An Atfalati band that lived about 10 m. w. of Oregon
City, Oreg., be fore the treaty of 1855. Gatschet, Atfalati MS., B. A. E.,
1877.
Chakeletsiwish. (Klamath: running with blood) . A small
Shoshonean settlement in Sprague River valley, Oreg. ; so named from a spring of
reddish water.
Chakutpaliu. An Atfalati band formerly settled N. E. of
Hillsboro, Washington co., Oreg.
Chakwayalham (summer town). A former Wahkiakum town
near Pillar rock, Columbia r., Oreg.
Chalal. An Atfalati band formerly settled near the
outlet of Wapatoo lake, Yamhill co., Oreg.
Chalawai. An Atfalati band that lived s. E. of Wapatoo
lake, Yamhill co., Oreg. They became extinct probably about 1830.
Chamhallach. A former village on French prairie, Marion
co., Oreg., probably belonging to the Ahantchuyuk. Lyman in Oreg. Hist. Soc.
Quar., i, 323, 1900.
Chamifu. The
Lakmiut name of a Santiam band on Yamhill cr. , a w. tributary of Willamette
r., Oreg.
Chamifu. A
Yamel band formerly living between the forks of Yamhill r., Yamhill co.,
Oreg.
Chamiwi. The Lakmiut name of a Yamel band on Yamhill
cr., a w. tributary of Willamette r., and near Independence, Oreg.
Champikle. A Yamel band on Dallas (La Creole) cr., a w.
tributary of Willamette r., Oreg.
Chatagihl. An Atfalati settlement at the upper end of
Wapatoo lake, Yamhill co., Oreg.
Chatagithl. An Atfalati band formerly settled a mile s.
w. of Wapatoo lake, Yamhill co., Oreg. Its last chief lived on Grande Ronde res.
in 1878.
Chatakuin (atakuin refers to a tree). A former
Atfalati settlement 7 m. N. of Hillsboro, Washington co., Oreg.
Chawulktit. The Lakmiut name of a camping place of the
Calapooya on the forks of Yamhill r., a w. affluent of Willamette r. , Greg.
Chemetunne (people on the ocean coast). A Tututunne
village or group of villages formerly at the mouth of Rogue r., Oreg. The people
were taken to Siletz res., Oreg. , in June, 1856. A few individuals are still to
be found on that reservation, where they are officially known as Joshuas, a
corruption of Ya′-slm, their
Alsea name; and a few others still live near their old home.
Chepenafa. A
Kalapooian tribe, some times regarded as a subdivision of the Lakmiut,
formerly residing at the forks of St Marys cr., near Corvallis, Oreg. They are
now on Grande Ronde res., being officially known as Marys River Indians, and
number about 25.
Chetco (from Cheti, close to the mouth of the
stream: own name. J. O. Dorsey). A group of former Athapascan villages situated
on each side of the mouth of and about 14 m. up Chetco r., Oreg. There were 9
villages, those at the mouth of the river containing 42 houses, which were
destroyed by the whites in 1853, after which the Chetco were re moved to Siletz
res., Tillamook co., Oreg. In 1854 they numbered 117 men, 83 women, and 41
children; total, 241. In 1861 they numbered 62 men, 96 women, 104 children;
total, 262. In 1877 only 63 resided on Siletz res. These villagers were closely
allied to the Tolowa of California, from whom they differed but slightly in
language and customs. The villages as recorded by Dorsey were Chettanne,
Chettannene, Khuniliikhwut, Nakwutthume, Nukhwuchutun, Setthatun, Siskhaslitun,
Tachukhaslitun, and Thlcharghilitun.
Chetleschantunne (people among the big rocks) . A
division of the Tututunne formerly living on Pistol r., Oreg., and the coast
from the headlands 6 m. s. of Rogue r. Their villages were at Macks Arch, the
great rock from which they took their name, at Crooks pt. at the eddy of Pistol
r., and on the N. side of the mouth of that stream. In 1854 they numbered 51.
The survivors, if there are any, are on the Siletz res., Oreg.
Chetlesiyetunne (people of the bursted rock). A village
of the Tututunne, located by Dorsey (Jour. Am. Folklore, in, 233, 1890)
on the N. side of Rogue r., Oreg.
Chettanne. A former village of the Chetco on the s.
side of Chetco r., Oreg., at its mouth.
Chettannene. A former village of the Chetco on the N. side
of Chetco r., Oreg,, at its mouth.
Chetuttunne (people where the road crosses a stream). A
former village of the Chastacosta on the N. side of Rogue r., Oreg.
Chiink. An Alsea village on the s. side of Alsea r. ,
Oreg.
Chimbuiha. A former settlement of the
Molala on the headwaters of Santiam r. , in the Cascade mts., Oreg. (A. S.
G. )
Chinmksaich. A Siuslaw village on Siuslaw r., Oreg.
Chishucks. One of the 8 Tillamook villages at the mouth
of Tillamook r., Oreg., in 1805. Lewis and Clark, Exped., ii, 117, 1814.
Chitlatamus. A Kuitsh village on lower Umpqua r., Oreg.
Chockrelatan (Thlcharghilii-tunne, people away from the
forks of the stream). A former village of the Mishikhwutmetunne near the forks
of Coquille r., Oreg. Their lands were drained by the waters of that stream, and
the villagers were separated by mountain barriers from all neighbors except the
Kusan, living on the coast.
Chucktin. The southernmost Tillamook village on a creek
emptying into Tillamook bay, N. w. Oreg., in 1805.
Chukhuiyathl. A Kuitsh village on lower Umpqua r.,
Oreg.
Chukukh. A Kuitsh village on lower Umpqua r., Oreg.
Chulithltiyu. A Yaquina village on the s. side of
Yaquina r., Oreg.
Chunarghuttunne. A former village of the Chastacosta on
the N. side of Rogue r., E. of its junction with Applegate cr., Oreg.
Chunsetunneta. A former village of the Chastacosta on
the N. side of Rogue r. , Oreg.
Chunsetunnetun. A former village of the Chastacosta on the
N. side of Rogue r., Oreg.
Chuntshataatunne (people of the large fallen tree). A
former village of the Mishikhwutmetunne on Coquille r., Oreg.
Chupichnushkuch. A former Kuitsh village near lower
Umpqua r., Oreg.
Chushtarghasuttun. A former village of the Chastacosta
on the N. side of Rogue r., Oreg.
Chusterghutmunnetun. A former village of the Chastacosta,
the highest on Rogue r., Oreg.
Chuttushsnunche. A former village of the Chastacosta on
the N. side of Rogue r., Oreg.
Clahclellab. (probably a variation of Watlala). A
Chinookan tribe living in a single village of 7 houses near the foot of the
Cascades of Columbia r., Oreg., in 1806.
Clahnaquah. A Chinookan tribe or di vision living in 1806
on Sauvies id., Multnomah co., Oreg., on Columbia r. below the upper mouth of
the Willamette. Their estimated number was 130, in 4 houses.
Claninnata. A Chinookan tribe living in 1806 on
the s. w. side of Sauvies id., Multnomah co., Greg.
Clatacut. A former Chinookan village on the x. side of
Columbia r., 10 in. below The Dalles, Oreg. Lee and Frost, Oregon, 176,
1844.
Cooniac. A village of the Skilloot tribe of the
Chinookan family at Oak point (from which the village was named), on the s. side
of Columbia r., below the mouth of the Cowlitz, in Columbia co., Oreg. After
1830 the Cooniac people seem to have been the only surviving remnant of the
Skilloot. (L. F.)
Coos. The term usually employed to denote the villages
or tribes of the Kusan family formerly on Coos bay, Oreg. Lewis and Clark
estimated their population at 1,500 in 1805. The name is often used as
synonymous with the family name. Properly speaking there are 2 villages included
under the term, Melukitz and Anasitch. (L. F.)
Cownantico. A former division of the Skoton, living,
according to the
treaty of Nov. 18, 1854, on Rogue r., Oreg.
Cushooks. A band residing in 1806 on the E. bank of
Willamette r., Oreg., just below the falls, their number estimated at 650.
Probably a branch of the Chinookan tribe of Clowwewalla.
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