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The '''Willapa''' or '''Willoopah''', also known as '''Kwalhioqua / Kwalhiokwa''', were a [[Northern Athabaskan languages|Northern Athapaskan-speaking people]] in southwestern [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]]. Their territory was the valley of the [[Willapa River]] and the prairie between the headwaters of the [[Chehalis River (Washington)|Chehalis]] and [[Cowlitz River]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last= Curtis |first= Edward S. |authorlink= Edward S. Curtis |title= The North American Indian. Volume 9 - The Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute. The Willapa. |isbn= 978-0-7426-9809-3 |pages= 141–142 |publisher= Classic Books Company |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mmPi-wuMt6sC}}</ref>
The '''Willapa''' or '''Willoopah''', also known as '''Kwalhioqua / Kwalhiokwa''', were a [[Northern Athabaskan languages|Northern Athapaskan-speaking people]] in southwestern [[Washington (state)|Washington]], [[United States]]. Their territory was the valley of the [[Willapa River]] and the prairie between the headwaters of the [[Chehalis River (Washington)|Chehalis]] and [[Cowlitz River]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last= Curtis |first= Edward S. |authorlink= Edward S. Curtis |title= The North American Indian. Volume 9 - The Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute. The Willapa. |isbn= 978-0-7426-9809-3 |pages= 141–142 |publisher= Classic Books Company |url= https://books.google.com/books?id=mmPi-wuMt6sC}}</ref>


Together with the Clatskanie people (also: ''Tlatskanai / Klatskanai'', according to tradition originally part of the "Suwal/Swaal" subgroup) in the [[Nehalem River|upper Nehalem River Valley]] and along the headwaters of the [[Klaskanine River|Klaskanine]] and [[Clatskanie River]] in northwestern Oregon they spoke dialects of the now extinct [[Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie language|Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai) language]], the Willapa dialect was the most divergent. The Kwalhioqua lived north of the lower [[Columbia River]], the Clatskanie (Tlatskanai) to the south, separated by the territory of the [[Lower Chinook]]-speaking [[Shoalwater Bay Tribe|Shoalwater Bay Chinook (or Willapa Chinook)]] or [[Clatsop]] and the [[Kathlamet people|Kathlamet (Cathlamet)]], who spoke another [[Kathlamet language|Chinookan variant]]. The Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie people were dispersed among [[Coast Salish|Coast Salish peoples]] in the 19th century and their language was extinct before the 1930s." Victor Golla, Atlas of the World's Languages 2007 pg. 17
Together with the Clatskanie people (also: ''Tlatskanai / Klatskanai'', according to tradition originally part of the "Suwal/Swaal" subgroup) in the [[Nehalem River|upper Nehalem River Valley]] and along the headwaters of the [[Klaskanine River|Klaskanine]] and [[Clatskanie River]] in northwestern Oregon they spoke dialects of the now extinct [[Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie language|Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai) language]], the Willapa dialect was the most divergent. The Kwalhioqua lived north of the lower [[Columbia River]], the Clatskanie (Tlatskanai) to the south, separated by the territory of the [[Lower Chinook]]-speaking [[Shoalwater Bay Tribe|Shoalwater Bay Chinook (or Willapa Chinook)]] or [[Clatsop]] and the [[Kathlamet people|Kathlamet (Cathlamet)]], who spoke another [[Kathlamet language|Chinookan variant]]. The Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie people were dispersed among [[Coast Salish|Coast Salish peoples]] in the 19th century and their language was extinct before the 1930s."<ref>{{cite book |last=Golla |first= Victor |authorlink= Victor Golla |title= Atlas of the World's Languages |pages= 17}}</ref>


The Willapa or Kwalhioqua had two subdivisions or subgroups:
The Willapa or Kwalhioqua had two subdivisions or subgroups:
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* the '''Suwal''' or '''Swaal''' (or "Upper Willapa River Valley Kwalhioqua") on headwaters of the Chehalis River - called by the Lower Cowlitz and Upper Chehalis ''Owhillapsh''.
* the '''Suwal''' or '''Swaal''' (or "Upper Willapa River Valley Kwalhioqua") on headwaters of the Chehalis River - called by the Lower Cowlitz and Upper Chehalis ''Owhillapsh''.
* the '''Wela'pakote'li''' or '''Willapa''' (or "Lower Willapa River Valley Kwalhioqua") on Willapa River<ref>http://www.hiddenhistory.com/page3/swsts/wash1.HTM#Kwalhioqua (Swanton)</ref> - called by the Lower Cowlitz and Upper Chehalis ''Swilaumsh''.
* the '''Wela'pakote'li''' or '''Willapa''' (or "Lower Willapa River Valley Kwalhioqua") on Willapa River<ref>http://www.hiddenhistory.com/page3/swsts/wash1.HTM#Kwalhioqua (Swanton)</ref> - called by the Lower Cowlitz and Upper Chehalis ''Swilaumsh''.

==Archaeology==
The [[Wolfenbarger Site]] is a protected archaeological site of the Willapa people near [[Curtis, Washington]]. The small parcel is part of a larger residential and agriculture village that existed between the years 1000 and 1499. The exact location is restricted to the public and considered "virtually undisturbed". It has been listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] since 1977.<ref>{{cite news |last1=McCracken |first1=Gordon |title=Boistfort site hops on register |url=https://www.newspaperarchive.com/us/washington/centralia/centralia-daily-chronicle/1977/06-18/page-19 |access-date=November 5, 2024 |work=[[The Chronicle (Centralia, Washington)|The Daily Chronicle]] |date=June 18, 1977 |page=W3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/77001346|title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wolfenbarger Site |publisher=[[National Park Service]]|author= |date= |accessdate=November 5, 2024}} {{source-attribution}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 20:21, 5 November 2024

Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie
Total population
assimilated into Coast Salish
Regions with significant populations
southwestern Washington
Languages
Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie

The Willapa or Willoopah, also known as Kwalhioqua / Kwalhiokwa, were a Northern Athapaskan-speaking people in southwestern Washington, United States. Their territory was the valley of the Willapa River and the prairie between the headwaters of the Chehalis and Cowlitz Rivers.[1]

Together with the Clatskanie people (also: Tlatskanai / Klatskanai, according to tradition originally part of the "Suwal/Swaal" subgroup) in the upper Nehalem River Valley and along the headwaters of the Klaskanine and Clatskanie River in northwestern Oregon they spoke dialects of the now extinct Kwalhioqua-Clatskanie (Kwalhioqua–Tlatskanai) language, the Willapa dialect was the most divergent. The Kwalhioqua lived north of the lower Columbia River, the Clatskanie (Tlatskanai) to the south, separated by the territory of the Lower Chinook-speaking Shoalwater Bay Chinook (or Willapa Chinook) or Clatsop and the Kathlamet (Cathlamet), who spoke another Chinookan variant. The Kwalhioqua–Clatskanie people were dispersed among Coast Salish peoples in the 19th century and their language was extinct before the 1930s."[2]

The Willapa or Kwalhioqua had two subdivisions or subgroups:

  • the Suwal or Swaal (or "Upper Willapa River Valley Kwalhioqua") on headwaters of the Chehalis River - called by the Lower Cowlitz and Upper Chehalis Owhillapsh.
  • the Wela'pakote'li or Willapa (or "Lower Willapa River Valley Kwalhioqua") on Willapa River[3] - called by the Lower Cowlitz and Upper Chehalis Swilaumsh.

Archaeology

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The Wolfenbarger Site is a protected archaeological site of the Willapa people near Curtis, Washington. The small parcel is part of a larger residential and agriculture village that existed between the years 1000 and 1499. The exact location is restricted to the public and considered "virtually undisturbed". It has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since 1977.[4][5]

References

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  1. ^ Curtis, Edward S. The North American Indian. Volume 9 - The Salishan tribes of the coast. The Chimakum and the Quilliute. The Willapa. Classic Books Company. pp. 141–142. ISBN 978-0-7426-9809-3.
  2. ^ Golla, Victor. Atlas of the World's Languages. p. 17.
  3. ^ http://www.hiddenhistory.com/page3/swsts/wash1.HTM#Kwalhioqua (Swanton)
  4. ^ McCracken, Gordon (June 18, 1977). "Boistfort site hops on register". The Daily Chronicle. p. W3. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  5. ^ "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Wolfenbarger Site". National Park Service. Retrieved November 5, 2024. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.