- Coos (tribe)
The Coos are a Native American tribe from the
U.S. state ofOregon and one of the threeConfederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua and Siuslaw Indians . The live on the southwest Oregon Pacific coast. The Coos language is either extinct or nearly extinct.Several Oregon landmarks are named after the tribe, including
Coos Bay , the city ofCoos Bay, Oregon , as Coos County.Life
There were 40-50
village s in the Coos tribes (they lived around the Coos bay and North Bend area). Most of them were hunters, fishermen, and gatherers. For entertainment, they held foot races, canoe races, dice (bone or stick) games, target ilu practice, and also shinny (field hockey ).cite web
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title = Traditional Culture of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw
work = Culture and History
publisher = Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians
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url = http://www.ctclusi.org/cultural_historical.asp
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accessdate = 2006-10-07 ]ee also
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Annie Miner Peterson
*Coosan languages References
External links
* [http://www.ctclusi.org/ Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw homepage]
* [http://logos.uoregon.edu/explore/oregon/coos.html Languages of Oregon - Coos]
* [http://www.npaihb.org/profiles/tribal_profiles/Oregon/Coos&Siuslaw&Lower_%20Umpqua.htm Coos, Lower Umpqua & Siuslaw Tribes profile]
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