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Chetco people
The
Chetco
(
Chetco
:
chit-dee-ni, chit-dee-ne
) are a tribe of
Native Americans
who originally lived along the lower
Chetco River
in
Curry County
in the
U.S. state
of
Oregon
. The name Chetco comes from the word meaning "close to the mouth of the stream" in their own language, which is part of the
Athapascan languages
. Although they were once one of the largest tribes on the Pacific coast of Oregon, "the last known full-blooded Chetco" died in 1940, and as of 2009 only 1500 or so descendants of the tribe remain. Some Chetco people are enrolled in
federally recognized tribes
, the
Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians
in Oregon, and
Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria
, located in
Humboldt County, California
.
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