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Alsea Indian Tribe
Location
Alsea. A corruption of
Älsé,
their own name, meaning unknown.
Also called:
Kûnis'tûnnĕ,
Chastacosta name.
Päifan amím,
Luckiamute Kalapuya name.
Si ni'-tĕ-lĕ
tunnĕ, Naltunne name, meaning
"flatheads."
Tcha yáχo amim, Luckiamute
Kalapuya name.
Tĕhayesatlu, Nestucca name.
Connections
The Alsea belonged to the Yakonan
linguistic stock.
Location
On Alsea River and Bay.
Villages
Chiink, on the south side of Alsea River.
Kakhtshanwaish, on the north side of Alsea River.
Kalbusht, on the lower course of Alsea River.
Kauhuk, on the south side of Alsea River.
Kaukhwan, on the north side of Alsea River at Beaver Creek.
Khlimkwaish, on the south side of Alsea River.
Khlokhwaiyutslu, on the north side of Alsea River.
Kutauwa, on the north side of Alsea River at its mouth.
Kwamk, on the south side of Alsea River.
Kwulisit, on the south side of Alsea River.
Kyamaisu, on the north side of Alsea River at its mouth.
Panit, on the south side of Alsea River.
Shiuwauk, on the north side of Alsea River.
Skhakhwaiyutslu, on the south side of Alsea River.
Tachuwit, on the north side of Alsea River.
Thlekuhweyuk, on the south side of Alsea River.
Thlekushauk, on the south side of Alsea River.
Population
Mooney (1928) estimates the number of Indians belonging to
the Yakonan stock at 6,000 in 1780. The census of 1910 returned 29 Indians under
this name, and that of 1930 only 9 under the entire Yakonan stock.
Connection in which they have become noted
Alsea or Alsea River, Alsea Bay and the village of Alsea,
Benton County, Oreg., preserve the name of the Alsea Indians.
Additional Oregon Indian Resources
Notes About the Book:
Source: The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton, 1953, Bureau of
American Ethnology, Bulletin 145, US Government Printing Office, Washington DC.
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal editing
has been done, and readers can and should expect some errors in the textual
output.
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