Who We Are
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Constituent people
Kathlamet
Cathlamet or Kathlamet is one of the five constituent tribes identified by the Chinook Indian Nation.
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- Homeland / region
- Lower Columbia River, Oregon
- Research depth
- Source guide
- Source collection
- 2 annotated resources · 2 Indigenous-led
- Inspected sources
- 0 substantive works · selected content reviewed
- Initial adequacy
- Not assessed
- Compiled
- October 19, 2026
A source guide for a deeper dive.This entry provides a brief orientation and an organized reading path. A comprehensive deep dive has not yet been completed. Follow the annotated sources and distinguish primary community accounts from outside reference material.
Identity and homelands
Cathlamet or Kathlamet is one of the five constituent tribes identified by the Chinook Indian Nation.
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Historical context
The Chinook Nation’s constitution and territorial account connect these constituent peoples with treaties signed at Tansy Point in 1851.
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Living communities and further study
The Nation distinguishes its western Chinookan constituent tribes from the broader Chinookan linguistic category. This distinction helps avoid treating a language family as one government.
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Sources & further reading
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No Indigenous-led source is identified in this entry yet. This is a gap in this collection, and does not imply an absence of community knowledge or organization.
https://chinooknation.org/who-we-are/
Our Territory: Chinook Nation vs. Chinookan
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Robey’s Atlas of Indigenous North America · Compiled October 19, 2026 · Kathlamet