 | This article should specify the language of its non-English content, using {{lang}}, {{transliteration}} for transliterated languages, and {{IPA}} for phonetic transcriptions, with an appropriate ISO 639 code. Wikipedia's multilingual support templates may also be used. (March 2021) |
The Umpqua people[2] are an umbrella group of several distinct tribal entities of Native Americans of the Umpqua Basin in present-day south central Oregon in the United States. The area south of Roseburg is now known as the Umpqua Valley.
At least four tribal groups have historically lived in the Umpqua River Basin: the Southern Molalla, the Lower Umpqua tribe, the Upper Umpqua tribe, and the Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Native Americans.[3] Before European settlement in the region, the tribes spoke several different languages, including Siuslaw (Lower Umpqua), Yoncalla (Southern Kalapuya), Upper Umpqua, Takelma, and the Molalla language.
Archaeological evidence indicates that the Native American settlement in the Umpqua region began at least 8,000 years before the arrival of European settlers. [3] The name "Umpqua" likely derives from a Tolowa word for "a place along the river."[4] Other theories report that "Umpqua" means "thundering water," "dancing water" or "bring across the river."[5]
- ^ Clark, Patricia Roberts (21 October 2009). Tribal Names of the Americas: Spelling Variants and Alternative Forms, Cross-Referenced. McFarland. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-7864-5169-2.
- ^ Alternate spellings include A-ampkua amim or Aampkuqamim.[1]
- ^ a b "Oregon Explorer Topics | oregonexplorer | Oregon State University". oregonexplorer.info. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "Umpqua River". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 12 October 2021.
- ^ "What Does "Umpqua" Mean? The Oregon Community College Name Has A Special Origin". Bustle. Retrieved 12 October 2021.