Wanapum
Sign in to saveThe Wanapum (also called Wanapam; ) are a Sahaptin-speaking Native American people who live along the Columbia River in Washington state, United States, primarily in the area around Priest Rapids. About 60 Wanapum still live near the present day site of Priest Rapids Dam.thumb|Wanapum Heritage Center on the Columbia River
Key facts
- Ethnic group.regions
- Columbia Plateau (Washington, United States)
- Ethnic group.languages
- English, historically Sahaptin
- Ethnic group.religions
- Christianity, Waashat
- Ethnic group.related_groups
- Other Sahaptin peoples, such as the Yakama
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The Wanapum (also called Wanapam; ) are a Sahaptin-speaking Native American people who live along the Columbia River in Washington state, United States, primarily in the area around Priest Rapids. About 60 Wanapum still live near the present day site of Priest Rapids Dam.thumb|Wanapum Heritage Center on the Columbia River
thumb|Petroglyphs on display at Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park, Washington