The Tolowa language (also called Chetco-Tolowa, or Siletz Dee-ni) is a member of the Pacific Coast subgroup of the Athabaskan language family.

Starting in 1851, eighty percent of the Tolowa people perished from mass murders by Euro-Americans under governor Peter Burnett. The Tolowa Holocaust began in 1851 and ended in 1856 in the Oregon Territory. Burnett was an open advocate of …

With the Pacific Ocean to the west, the majestic ancient Redwood Forest to the east, and the streams filled with salmon, the home of the Tolowa is truly one of the most beautiful places on earth.

The Tolowa people or Taa-laa-wa Dee-ni’ are a Native American people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethno-linguistic group. Two rancherías (Smith River and Elk Valley) still reside in their traditional territory in northwestern California.

Nov 22, 2024 · The Tolowa Indian Tribe, also known as the Tolowa Dee-ni’, are an indigenous people who have inhabited the coastal region of Northern California for thousands of years. Their ancestral territory spanned approximately 100 miles along the Pacific coast, encompassing the present-day counties of Del Norte and Humboldt in California.

Information on the Tututni and Tolowa languages in Spanish. Tolowa links. Tolowa Indian books. Tolowa language information and the culture, history and genealogy of the Tolowa Indians.

During the Twentieth Century, a few anthropologists and linguists wrote Dee-ni' words using their own alphabets and special characters. A story collection was done by Pliny Goddard in 1903. Edward Curtis photographed and published a short ethnography on the Dee-ni' in 1923.

Overview of the culture and history of the Tolowa tribe. Evolving list of books about Tolowas and Native Americans in general. Encyclopedia articles on the Tolowa Indians. Information about the Tolowa tribe in Spanish. Tolowa links. Culture, history and genealogy of the Tolowa Indians.

Welcome to the Wee-ya’-dvn (Language place), the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Nation’s language learning resource site. The site includes resources to aid Teachers and Learners in their efforts to improve their proficiency in our language.

This led to early contact with the Spanish, Russian, Chinese ships, and the Hudson Bay Company prior to the Gold Rush of 1849 of the West. We do not have a reservation or rancheria. Our people live on their own land mostly in Del Norte and Curry counties.