Wappo People
A Wappo Woman from Edward S. Curtis Collection.
Total population
1770: 1,000-1,650 1850: 188-800 1910: 73 2000: 250
Regions with significant populations
California: Clear Lake, Napa Valley, Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley
Languages
Wappo Family
Religions
Shamanism

The Wappo are a group of Native Americans who traditionally lived in Northern California in the areas of Napa Valley, the south shore of Clear Lake, Alexander Valley, and Russian River. Clearlake is a city located in Lake County California. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 13142 Napa County is a County located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U The Alexander Valley is an American Viticultural Area located north of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, California. For other uses see Russian River. The Russian River is a River in the Northern California counties of Mendocino Wappo is an extinct Yuki-Wappo language spoken in the Alexander Valley north of San Francisco in western California. Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States Northern California is the northern portion of the US state of California. Napa County is a County located north of the San Francisco Bay Area in the U Clearlake is a city located in Lake County California. As of the 2000 census the city had a total population of 13142 The Alexander Valley is an American Viticultural Area located north of Healdsburg in Sonoma County, California. For other uses see Russian River. The Russian River is a River in the Northern California counties of Mendocino When Mexicans arrived to colonize California, Wappo villages existed near the present-day towns of Yountville, St. Helena and Calistoga. Yountville is an incorporated town in Napa County, California, United States. St Helena (pronounced saint he-LEE-na is a city in Napa County, California, United States. Calistoga is a city in Napa County, California, United States. Those on the south shore of Clear Lake were completely absorbed and dispersed to the Spanish missions in California. The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of Religious outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between The mission accounted for at least 550 Wappo baptisms. ^[1]

The Wappo lived by hunting and gathering, and lived in small groups without centralized political authority, in homes built from branches, leaves and mud. A hunter-gatherer society is one whose primary subsistence method involves the direct procurement of edible plants and animals from the wild Foraging and Hunting Their woven baskets were so well-crafted that they could hold water.

The name Wappo is an Americanization of the Spanish term guapo, which means, among other things, "brave. " They were known as brave for their stubborn resistance to Mexican domination, particularly their resistance to all military attempts from General Vallejo and his enlisted allies. Don Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo ( 4 July 1807 - 18 January 1890) was a Californian military commander politician and rancher In 1836 the warring parties signed a peace treaty.

Contents 1 Population 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External links

Population

Further information: Population of Native California

Alfred L. Kroeber put the 1770 population of the Wappo at 1,000. Estimates of the Native Californian population have varied substantially both with respect to California's pre-contact count and for changes during subsequent periods Alfred Louis Kroeber (June 11 1876&ndashOctober 5 1960 was one of the most influential figures in American Anthropology in the first half of the twentieth ^[2] Sherburne F. Cook (1976:174) raised this estimate to 1,650. Sherburne Friend Cook was a physiologist by training and served as professor and chairman of the department of physiology at the University of California Berkeley. ^[3]

By the early 1850s, the surviving Wappo were reported to number between 188 and 800. ^[4] However population dropped by 1880 to 50, and the 1910 Census returned only 73. ^[5]

See also

• Wappo language
• Wappo traditional narratives

Notes

References

• Cook, Sherburne F. The Conflict Between the California Indian and White Civilization. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 1976. ISBN 0-520-03143-1.
• Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. Washington, D. C.

External links

• Robert Louis Stevenson State Park
• Wappo article

Population groups of Native California

Achomawi · Atsugewi · Bay Miwok · Cahuilla · Chemehuevi · Chimariko · Chumash · Coast Miwok · Cupeño · Eel River Athapaskans (Lassik, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Wailaki) · Esselen · Gabrielino (Tongva) · Halchidhoma · Hupa (Chilula, Whilkut) · Juaneño (Acjachemen) · Karuk · Kato · Kawaiisu · Kitanemuk · Kumeyaay (Diegueño, Ipai, Tipai) · Lake Miwok · Luiseño · Maidu · Mattole (Bear River) · Modoc (Klamath) · Mohave · Mono (Monache, Owens Valley Paiute) · Nomlaki · Northern Paiute · Ohlone (Costanoan) · Patwin · Pomo · Quechan (Yuma) · Salinan · Serrano · Shasta (Konomihu, Okwanuchu) · Tataviam · Tolowa · Tübatulabal · Valley and Sierra Miwok · Wappo · Washoe · Western Shoshone · Wintu · Wiyot · Yana · Yokuts · Yuki · Yurok

The Achomawi (also Achumawi, Ajumawi and Ahjumawi) were one of several bands of the Pit River tribe of Native Americans who lived in northern The Atsugewi were Native Americans residing in what is now northern California, United States, in the vicinity of Mount Shasta, specifically the Pit The Bay Miwok refers to a cultural and linguistic group of Miwok a Native American people in Northern California who lived in Contra Costa County The Cahuilla are a tribe of Native Americans that have inhabited the U The Chemehuevi are a Native American tribe who presently live with the Mohave in and near the Colorado River Reservation in Arizona. The Chimariko were a Native American group living primarily in a narrow 20-mile section of canyon on the Trinity River in Trinity County in northwestern California The Chumash are Native American people who historically inhabit chiefly central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now San The Coast Miwok were the second largest group of Miwok Native American people The Cupeño ( Kuupangaxwichem in the Cupeño language are a Native American tribe that historically lived about 40 miles (65 km inland and 50 miles The Eel River Athapaskans include the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone groups of Native Americans that traditionally lived on The Esselen were a Native American linguistic group in the hypothetical Hokan language family who resided in what is now known as Big Sur in the Tongva may also refer to the Tongva language. The Tongva are a Native American people who inhabited the area in and around Los Angeles The Halchidhoma ( Halchidhoma: Xalchidom) are an Indian tribe now living mostly on the Salt River reservation but formerly native to the area along the Hupa (also spelled Hoopa; Hupa: Natinixwe) are an Athabaskan Tribe that inhabit northwestern California. The Juaneño or Acagchemem are a Native American group from Southern California. Karuk (also Karok) are an indigenous people of California in the United States. The Kato was a group of Native Americans in the United States. left to right Aunt Rosie Uncle Fred GGrandma Martina Collins lived to be 102 The Kitanemuk were a Native American people who lived in the Tehachapi Mountains and the western Mojave Desert of southern California. The Kumeyaay, also known as the Diegueño, are Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. The Lake Miwok were a branch of the Miwok a Native American people of Northern California. The Luiseño are a Native American people who at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century inhabited the coastal area of southern California ranging The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who live in Northern California. The Mattole, including the Bear River Indians, are a group of Native Americans traditionally living on the Mattole and Bear rivers in the vicinity of The Modoc tribe is a group of Native American people who originally lived in the area which is now northeastern California and central Southern Oregon. Mohave and Mojave are both tribally accepted and interchangeably used phonetic spellings for a Native American people known among themselves as the The Mono are a Native American people who traditionally lived in the southern Sierra Nevada mountains (generally south of Bridgeport California) and adjacent The Nomlaki (also Noamlakee, Central Wintu) are a Wintun people native to the area of the Sacramento Valley extending westward to the Coast The Ohlone people also known as the Costanoan and as the Muwekma, are the indigenous people of Northern California who have lived in the The Patwin (also Patween, Southern Wintu) are a Wintun people native to the area of Northern California. The Pomo people are a linguistic branch of Native American people of Northern California. Not to be confused with Quechua, South American language The Quechan (also Yuma, Yuman, Kwtsan, Kwtsaan The Salinan Native Americans lived in what is now the Central Coast of California, in the Salinas Valley. The Serrano are a Native American Tribe of Southern California. The Shasta (or Chasta) are an indigenous people of Northern California and Southern Oregon in the United States. The Tataviam which means "people facing the sun" also sometimes called the Alliklik, are a Native American group in southern California The Tolowa are a tribe of Native Americans who traditionally lived in the Smith River basin and vicinity in northwestern California and southwestern The Tübatulabal ( pronounced like "to bottle a ball" /təˈbɑtələbɑl/ in English) are Native Americans whose ancestral home was in the The Valley and Sierra Miwok (also called the Plains and Sierra Miwok) were the largest group of Miwok Native American people The Wappo are a group of Native Americans who traditionally lived in Northern California in the areas of Napa Valley, the south shore of Clear Washo People The Washo are a Native American people who originally lived around Lake Tahoe and adjacent areas of the Great Basin. Western Shoshone is comprised of several Native American Tribes that are indigenous to the Great Basin and have lands identified in the Treaty The Wintu (also Northern Wintun) are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California. The Wiyot people are a native people of Humboldt Bay, California. The Yokuts (also known as Mariposans) are an Ethnic group of Native Americans that live in central and northern California. The Yuki are a Native American tribe from the zone of Round Valley, in what today is part of the territory of Mendocino County, Northern California The Yurok, whose name means "downriver people" are Native Americans whose ancestors by some estimates have lived for at least 10000 years near the Pacific Ocean

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