The Clackamas Indians were a tribe of American Indian of the United States state of Oregon. They were part of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde of Oregon. Like other of the Chinook band, they practiced head-flattening. From infancy the head was compressed between boards, thus sloping the forehead backward. By 1855, the 88 surviving members of the tribe were relocated to Grand Ronde, Oregon, first to a reservation, later they blended in in the general population. Of note, they are the technical owners of the Willamette Meteorite. ==External links and references== *[http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/clackamas.html On the Clackamas people] *[http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/indians.html more on the Clackamas people] *[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/record_tribes_084_13_22.html ''National Geographic'' on the Clackamas Indians] *[http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp06232000.html On the Willamette Meteorite] Chinookan languages Native American languages of the Northwest Coast Languages of the United States
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The Clackamas Indians were a tribe of American Indian of the United States state of Oregon. They were part of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde of Oregon. Like other of the Chinook band, they practiced head-flattening. From infancy the head was compressed between boards, thus sloping the forehead backward. By 1855, the 88 surviving members of the tribe were relocated to Grand Ronde, Oregon, first to a reservation, later they blended in in the general population. Of note, they are the technical owners of the Willamette Meteorite. ==External links and references== *[http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/clackamas.html On the Clackamas people] *[http://www.usgennet.org/alhnorus/ahorclak/indians.html more on the Clackamas people] *[http://www.nationalgeographic.com/lewisandclark/record_tribes_084_13_22.html ''National Geographic'' on the Clackamas Indians] *[http://www.meteoritearticles.com/znp06232000.html On the Willamette Meteorite] Chinookan languages Native American languages of the Northwest Coast Languages of the United States
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