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Mattole (Bear River)

Mattole was an Athabaskan language of Northern California. The Mattole language has not been spoken since the 1930's, though Mattole people still live at Bear River today (on the Rohnerville Rancheria).

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Mattole Language Resources

Mattole Vocabulary:
Our list of vocabulary words in the Mattole language, with comparison to words in other Athabaskan languages.

A Survey of the Athabaskan Language Mattole
Linguistics paper on Mattole grammar.

Mattole Language
Mattole demographic information from the Ethnologue of Languages.

Survey of California Indian Languages: Mattole:
Profile of the Mattole language from the University of California at Berkeley.

Mattole Language Tree:
Theories about Mattole's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.

Mattole Language Structures:
Mattole linguistic profile and academic bibliography.

Mattole Bibliography
Bibliography of materials on the Mattole language.

Bear River Stories
Online collection of Mattole legends, some in the original Mattole language as well as English.

Mattole Culture and History Links

Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria:
Tribal community in Humboldt County shared by Wiyot, Mattole, and Wailaki people.

Mattole
Fact sheet on the Mattole Indians from the Four Directions Institute.

The Mattole
Brief article on Mattole culture, with a map of their traditional territory.

Flag of the Bear River Band:
Mattole Indian flag.

Additional Resources, Links, and References

Wikipedia: Mattoles:
Encyclopedia articles on the Mattole and Bear River Indians.
Lengua Mattole:
Articles on the Mattole and other California Athabaskan languages in Spanish.

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