Everything about The Wappo totally explained
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. When Mexicans arrived to colonize California, Wappo villages existed near the present-day towns of
Yountville,
St. Helena and
Calistoga. Those on the south shore of Clear Lake were completely absorbed and dispersed to the
Spanish missions in California. The mission accounted for at least 550 Wappo baptisms.
The Wappo lived by
hunting and gathering, and lived in small groups without centralized political authority, in homes built from branches, leaves and mud. 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. In 1836 the warring parties signed a peace treaty.
Population
Alfred L. Kroeber put the 1770 population of the Wappo at 1,000.
Sherburne F. Cook (1976:174) raised this estimate to 1,650.
By the early 1850s, the surviving Wappo were reported to number between 188 and 800. However population dropped by 1880 to 50, and the 1910 Census returned only 73.
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