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Atfalati Indian Tribe History
Atfalati (Atfalati). A division of
the Kalapooian family whose earliest seats, so far as can be ascertained,
were the plains of the same name, the hills about Forest Grove, and the
shores and vicinity of Wappato lake, Oregon; and they are said to have
extended as far as the site of Portland.
They are now on Grande Ronde Reservation and number
about 20. The Atfalati have long given up their native customs and little
is known of their mode of life. Their language, however, has been studied
by Gatschet, and our chief knowledge of the Kalapooian tongue is from this
dialect. The following were the Atfalati bands as ascertained by Gatschet
in 1877:
| Chaehambitmanchal |
Chachokwith |
Chalawai |
Chatagshish |
| Chachanim |
Chagindueftei |
Chamampit |
Chatakuin |
| Chachemewa |
Chahelim |
Chapanaghtin |
Chatamnei |
| Chachif |
Chakeipi |
Chapokele |
Chatilkuei |
| Chachimahiyuk |
Chakutpaliu |
Chapungathpi |
Chawayed |
| Chachimewa |
Chalal |
Cliatagithl |
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Handbook
of American Indians, 1906
Index of Tribes or Nations |
