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Shasta

The Shasta Native American peoples belong to a larger group known as Shastan, which also includes the Konomihu, Okwanuchu, and New River Shasta indigenous peoples. A member of the Hokan language family, the Shasta historically resided in the mountainous region between present-day California and Oregon. Prior to Euroamerican contact the Shasta Native Americans are estimated to have numbered around 2,000 individuals; today there around 1,400 known Shasta Native Americans.

Name: Shasta.

Location: Northern California and southern Oregon along the Klamath River.

Population: Prior to Euroamerican contact around 2,000; today there are over 1,400 known Shasta Native Americans.

Language Family: Hokan.

First Contact by Euroamericans: In the 1820s and 1830s by fur trappers.

Current Tribal Status: The Shasta Native Americans have been petitioning the federal government for recognition since 1984.

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