A member of a Native American people historically inhabiting the Pacific Northwest coast of what is now Oregon and Washington.
From the Salishan language family, representing the Clatsop people's own name for themselves, first documented in European records during the early 19th century.
The Clatsop are historically famous as hosts to the Lewis and Clark Expedition in 1805-1806—they traded vital supplies like wapato roots and fish for metal goods, making them crucial to one of America's most famous explorations.
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