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Yoncalla Indian Language
The Yoncalla Indians were a small tribe of Oregon, relatives of the
Kalapuya Indians
and speakers of a Southern Kalapuyan dialect.
Like many other West Coast Indian tribes, the Yoncalla people were relocated to the
Siletz Reservation and
Grand Ronde Reservation
during the 1800's, where they were merged with other native peoples and their languages rapidly vanished.
Most Yoncalla descendants still live at Grand Ronde and Siletz today. They are also known as the Yonkalla.
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MultiTree: Yoncalla/Kalapuyan:
Theories about Yoncalla's language relationships compiled by Linguist List.
Wikipedia: Yonkalla language:
Encyclopedia article about the Yoncalla language.
The Siletz Tribes 
The Grand Ronde Confederation:
Homepages of the two reservations where most Yoncalla people live today.
West Oregon Tribes Tribes and Bands of Traditional Oregon:
Map showing old Kalapuyan territories in Oregon, including the Yoncalla tribe.
Yonkalla Tribe History:
Article on the Yoncalla tribe from the Handbook of American Indians.
Chief Halo:
Biography of 19th-century Yoncalla chief Halo (or Halito.)
A Tribe Many Thought Lost:
Newspaper article about the revival of Yonkalla-Kalapuya culture.
Books for sale on the Yoncalla Indians
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The Halo Trail: The Story Of The Yoncalla Indians:
Ethnography of the Yoncalla tribe.
A Guide to the Indian Tribes of the Pacific Northwest:
Book on the history of the Northwest Coast tribes, including a section on the Yoncalla.
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