TheYaquina orYaqo'n people were atribe ofNative Americans. There were 19 Yaquina in 1910. Their language was one of theYakonan languages. The Yaquina lived around theYaquina River andYaquina Bay, both of which have been named after them. The town ofYaquina, Oregon, has also been named after the tribe.[1] The Yaqo'n remaining after the tribe was decimated by disease lived on theCoastal Indian Reservation, the territory of which was greatly reduced to theSiletz Indian Reservation. Descendants of the Yaqo'n are members of theConfederated Tribes of Siletz Indians.[2]
Yaquina villages north of the Yaquina River were:[1]
Yaquina villages south of the Yaquina River were:[1]
