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Sinitelitunne (Sinitelitunnes)

"Sinitelitunne" (also recorded as "Si ni-te-li tunne") is an alternate name for the Alsea tribe. This was their name in the language of the neighboring Naltunne tribe, and it meant "flat heads" (because the Alsea people flattened their children's heads as babies by swaddling them on a stiff flat board.)

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Here are links to our webpages about the Sinitelitunne tribe and language:

Alsea language
Alsea Oregon
Alsea pronunciation
Oregon Indian reservation
Penutian language
Pacific Northwest Coast

Here are a few good books about the Sinitelitunnes:
Alsea Texts and Myths
The People Are Dancing Again
Coyote Was Going There: Indian Literature of the Oregon Country

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