Siuslaw is one of the tribes comprising the

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians The Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians in the United States is a federally recognized confederation of more than 27 Native American tribes and bands who once inhabited an extensive homeland of more than 20 million acres from northern Calif ...

and a portion of the off-reservation population forms part of the three

Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians The Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians of Oregon are a federally recognized Native American tribe of Hanis Coos, Miluk Coos, Lower Umpqua (or Kuitsh), and Siuslaw people in Oregon.Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idah ...

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in the

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. Lower Umpqua (or Kuitsh) and Siuslaw are closely related peoples, both of whom spoke dialects of Siuslaw language (Kuitsh dialect and Siuslaw dialect), a Coast Oregon Penutian language. The

Siuslaw language Siuslaw was the language of the Siuslaw people and Lower Umpqua ( Kuitsh) people of Oregon. It is also known as ''Lower Umpqua''. The Siuslaw language had two dialects: Siuslaw proper (Šaayušƛa) and Lower Umpqua (Quuiič). Classification Si ...

is extinct.

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External links

www.ctsi.nsn.us
- Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians homepage
Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw homepage
Native American tribes in Oregon Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians {{US-hist-stub

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