is revered by the Clackamas Indians. The meteorite is called Tomanowos, which translates to "the visitor of heaven". The meteorite was believed to be given from the Sky People and is the unity between sky, earth, and water. Other tribes around the area thought that the meteorite possessed magical powers. Descendants By 1855, the 88 surviving members of the tribe were relocated to Grand Ronde, Oregon, first to the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation; later they blended in the general population. Soosap was probably born in 1841, was the "last" full-blooded Indian as his mom was full-blooded Clackamas, his father Klickitat. He lived off the Grand Ronde reservation; living his days in Oregon City performing odd jobs. His given name was Joseph Andrews as people couldn't pronounce his native name. He was also a known baseball player in the Pacific Northwest. Descendants of the Clackamas belong to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon. See also Other Chinookans of the lower Columbia River: Cathlamet Multnomah References External links On the Clackamas people more on the Clackamas people National Geographic on the Clackamas Indians On the Willamette Meteorite Chinookan tribes Native American tribes in Oregon Indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau Clackamas County, Oregon Willamette Valley