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Alsea (tribe)
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| Alsea |
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| Total population |
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1774: 3,060 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| Oregon |
| Language(s) |
| Alsea |
| Religion(s) |
| Very little is known about Alsea religion. It is thought to be similar to that of the Coos |
| Related ethnic groups |
| Yaquina |
The Alsea were a Native American tribe of Western Oregon. They are probably extinct, although a few members may be mixed in with the Confederated Tribes of Siletz, where the remaining members were relocated.
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The Alsea lived on the western coast of Oregon, around what is now Alsea Bay.
Hunters of seals and sea lions, fishers of salmon. Like many tribes in the area, they flattened the heads of infants.
Alsea was an Alsean language very closely related to Yaquina. It is now extinct.
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Very little is known about Alsea religion. It is thought to be similar to that of the Coos.
The Alsea wore robes of seal skin.
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