Wappo
A Wappo Woman from Edward S. Curtis Collection. | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 1770: 1,000–1,650 1850: 188–200 1910: 73 1977: 50 2000: 250 2010: 291 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| California (Clear Lake, Napa Valley, Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley) | |
| Languages | |
| English, historically Wappo | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yuki people |
The Wappo (endonym: Micewal) are an Indigenous people of northern California. Their traditional homelands are in Napa Valley, the south shore of Clear Lake, Alexander Valley, and Russian River valley. They are distantly related to the Yuki people, from which they seem to have diverged at least 500 years ago. Their language, Wappo, has been influenced by the neighboring Pomo, who use the term A'shochamai or A'shotenchawi (transcribed as Ashochimi by some authors), meaning "northerners", to refer to the Wappo.