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Siuslaw (tribe)
Encyclopedia
Siuslaw is one of the three Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
located on the southwest Oregon
Pacific coast
in the United States
. The Siuslaw language
is extinct
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Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians
The Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians are also known as the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, and are a United States Bureau of Indian Affairs-recognized Native American tribal entity....
located on the southwest Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
Pacific coast
Pacific Ocean
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in the United States
United States
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. The Siuslaw language
Siuslaw language
The Siuslaw language is currently spoken by the Siuslaw tribal members as a dual language . It consists of two similar dialects:* Upper Umpqua * Lower Umpqua...
is extinct
Extinct language
An extinct language is a language that no longer has any speakers., or that is no longer in current use. Extinct languages are sometimes contrasted with dead languages, which are still known and used in special contexts in written form, but not as ordinary spoken languages for everyday communication...
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