A Native American people historically living in southwestern Oregon, or their language belonging to the Penutian language family.
The tribal name likely derives from words in their own language or from neighboring tribes' names for them. The Chasta Costa inhabited the Rogue River region of Oregon for centuries.
The Chasta Costa language and people represent thousands of years of adaptation to Oregon's challenging landscape—they developed sophisticated knowledge of fishing and river navigation that sustained their communities.
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