Tillamook people

Native American tribe

The Tillamook are a Native American tribe from coastal Oregon of the Salish linguistic group. The name "Tillamook" is a Chinook language term meaning "people of [the village] Nekelim ", sometimes it is given as a Coast Salish term, meaning "Land of Many Waters". The Tillamook tribe consists of several divisions and dialects, including :Siletz/Nachicolcho: : their name "Siletz" comes from the name of the Siletz River and Siletz Bay on which they lived; their own name is given as Se-la-gees, their name for the Siletz River is given as Nshlæch'/Nshlæts or Nach'ikáltzu, therefore their tribal name is given as Nshlæts'stiwat or Nach'ikáltzustiwat. Salmon River/Nachesne/Nachesna: their name comes from the Salmon River on which they lived, both the river and the people were known as Nachesne/Nachesna. Nestucca/Nastucco/Nestugga: they lived on Little and Nestucca River and Nestucca Bay; their own name was Stagaush meaning "People of Saga", while "Nestucca/Nestugga" is the placename, meaning "People of Ne-staguash, i.e. Nestucca". Tillamook Bay: their name comes from the Tillamook Bay, and the mouths of the Kilchis, Wilson, Trask, Miami and Tillamook rivers, which converge at the bay, and Nehalem: on Nehalem River

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