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Modoc Tribe
Modoc may refer to: Ethnic groups *Modoc people, a Native American/First Nations people **Modoc language **Modoc Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Modoc *Modoc War, the last armed resistance of the Modoc people in 1873 *The "Modocs", rival gang to the Molly Maguires Places in the US *Modoc, Arkansas *Modoc, Georgia *Modoc, Illinois *Modoc, Indiana *Modoc, Kansas *Modoc, South Carolina *Modoc County, California *Modoc Crater, a volcanic feature in Lava Beds National Monument *Modoc National Forest, in northeastern California *Modoc Plateau, in California, Oregon, and Nevada *Modoc Point, a cliff in Klamath County, Oregon **Modoc Point, Oregon, a community named after the cliff Vessels *USCGC Modoc (WPG-46), USCGC ''Modoc'' (WPG-46), a ''Tampa''-class Coast Guard cutter *USS Modoc (1865), USS ''Modoc'' (1865), a ''Casco''-class light draft monitor *Modoc YT-16, ''Modoc'' (YT-16), a 1890 US Navy yard tug Other uses *MODOC, the original alias of MODOK in the works of Marv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Modoc People
The Modoc are an Indigenous American people who historically lived in the area which is now northeastern California and central Southern Oregon. Currently, they include two federally recognized tribes, the Klamath Tribes in Oregon and the Modoc Tribe of Oklahoma, now known as the Modoc Nation. Language The Modoc, like the neighboring Klamath people, Klamath, spoke dialectic varieties of the Klamath language, Klamathan/Lutuamian language, a branch of the Plateau Penutian languages, Plateau Penutian language family. Both peoples called themselves ''maklaks'', meaning "people". To distinguish between the tribes, the Modoc called themselves ''Moatokni maklaks'', from ''muat'' meaning "South". The Achomawi, a band of the Pit River tribe, called them ''Lutuami'', meaning "Lake Dwellers". Current population and geography About 600 Modoc live in Klamath County, Oregon, in and around their ancestral homelands. This group includes those who stayed on the reservation during the Mod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
