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===Subdivisions=== Traditionally there were several cultural subdivisions among the Klamath, based on the location of their residency within the Klamath Basin. Despite this, the five recognized "tribelets" (the Klamath Tribes count six) mutually considered each other the same ethnic group, about 1,200 people in total.{{sfn|Spier|1930|pp=2, 5}} Like many Indigenous cultures of the Pacific Northwest, the Klamath lived a semi-sedentary life. Winter settlements were in permanent locations that were reoccupied annually. Construction of the earth-lodges would begin in Autumn, with materials salvaged from abandoned, dilapidated buildings made in previous years. [[Leslie Spier]] has detailed some of the winter settlement patterns for Klamath as follows: <blockquote>The towns are not isolated, compact groups of houses, but stretch along the banks for half a mile or more. In fact, the settlements on [[Williamson River (Oregon)|Williamson river]] below the [[Sprague River (Oregon)|Sprague river]] junction form a practically continuous string of houses for five or six miles, the house pits being, in many spots, crowded close together. Informants insisted that many of these were occupied at the same time. When we consider that these earth-lodges may have housed several families, there is strong suggestion of a considerable population.{{sfn|Spier|1930|p=11}}</blockquote> * '''Ǎ’ukckni''' („Klamath Marsh People“ or „Klamath Marsh-Williamson River People“) * '''P'laikni''' (“Sprague River Valley People” or “Upland Klamath”, lit. “highland dwellers”) * '''Kowa’cdikni''' („Agency Lake/Marsh Lake People“) * '''Du’kwakni''' („[Lower] Williamson River People“) * '''Gu’mbǒtkni''' („Pelican Bay People“) * '''Iu’laloηkni''' („Klamath Falls (Link River) People“)
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