Wiyot people
Also known as Wishosk, Wíyot, Wee-’at xee-she, Wee-yan’ Xee-she’, Wii-yat-dv-ne, Weyet, Ku'wil
The Wiyot (Wiyot: Wíyot, Chetco-Tolowa: '''Wee-'at xee-she or Wee-yan' Xee-she', Euchre Creek Tututni: Wii-yat-dv-ne – "Mad River People", Yurok: Weyet') are an Indigenous people of California living near Humboldt Bay, California, and a small surrounding area. They are culturally similar to the Yurok people (Wiyot term: Hiktok). They called themselves simply 'Ku'wil''', meaning "the People". Today, there are approximately 450 Wiyot people. They are enrolled in several federally recognized tribes, such as the Wiyot Tribe (also known as the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe), Bear River Band o
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Wiyot
- Ethnic group.image
- Wiyot_map_with_locator.svg
- Ethnic group.caption
- Map of Wiyot villages and dialects
- Ethnic group.population
- 450
- Ethnic group.popplace
- ()
- Ethnic group.rels
- Christianity; Native American Church; Wiyot religion
- Ethnic group.langs
- English, historically Wiyot
- Ethnic group.related
- Yurok
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Ku'wil, meaning "the People"
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Massacre
- Population decline
- Reservation
- Culture and religion
- Population
- Recent events
- See also
- Notes
- External links
The Wiyot (Wiyot: Wíyot, Chetco-Tolowa: '''Wee-'at xee-she or Wee-yan' Xee-she', Euchre Creek Tututni: Wii-yat-dv-ne – "Mad River People", Yurok: Weyet') are an Indigenous people of California living near Humboldt Bay, California, and a small surrounding area. They are culturally similar to the Yurok people (Wiyot term: Hiktok). They called themselves simply 'Ku'wil''', meaning "the People". Today, there are approximately 450 Wiyot people. They are enrolled in several federally recognized tribes, such as the Wiyot Tribe (also known as the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe), Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, Blue Lake Rancheria, and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria.
==History== The Wiyot and Yurok are the westernmost people to speak an Algic language. Their languages, Wiyot and Yurok, are distantly related to the Algonquian languages. The Wiyot people's traditional homeland ranged from Mad River (Wiyot name: potawot) through Humboldt Bay (including the present cities of Eureka and Arcata) to the lower Eel River basin. Inland, their territory was heavily forested in ancient redwood. Their stretch of shoreland was mostly sandy, composed of dunes and tidal marsh. They recognized three divisions based on dialect and geography (from north to south): the Patawat Wiyot, Batawat Wiyot, Mad River Wiyot about Mad River (potawot) the Wiki Wiyot, Humboldt Bay Wiyot or '''Wikigadakwi' '("poor folks") about Humboldt Bay (wiki) the Wiyat Wiyot or Eel River Wiyot about Eel River delta (wiyat'')