Vanapum , sometimes incorrectly vanapum , Wanapum is a tribe of Plateau Indians , who previously lived along the Columbia River from Priest Rapids (part of the Columbia River) and to the mouth of the Snake River , now the territory of Washington State . Currently, about 60 Wanapams live near the Vanapamsk Dam . [one]
| Vanapam | |
|---|---|
| Abundance and area | |
 Washington | |
| Tongue | English , Sahaptin |
| Related peoples | paluses , non- perce and other sahaptins |
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History
The lands where the tribe had historically lived have long been rich in salmon. Vanapamy built houses of American reed . In addition, they carved over 300 petroglyphs on basalt rocks. [1] In 1805, according to the travel journals of the Lewis and Clark expeditions , the vanapams, led by their leader, Cutssahnem, gave a warm welcome to the expedition, shared their food and arranged a holiday in their honor. [2] Descriptions of their homes, clothing, and appearance are contained in Captain Clark's travel journals.
In 1953, as a result of the construction of two dams - Priest Rapids and Vanapamskaya - the coast of the rivers where the Vanapams traditionally lived in reed houses were flooded, and the remains of the tribe were forced to relocate.
Heritage
During the construction of the Vanapamsk dam, about 60 samples of the rock art of the Vanapam were cut out of the rock with the help of explosions, and are currently in the Ginkgo-Vanapam State Park .
The museum of the Vanapam Heritage Center presents artifacts of their time history before the construction of dams [3] . The river patrol of the Vanapam River monitors the safety of Indian lands and provides information to tourists.
Vashan cult
In the 19th century, the spiritual leader of the Wanapas had had Smogalla create a new cult called youran or washani [4] . Proponents of this cult believed that the white man would disappear one day, if you observe the rituals and the traditional way of life. Instead of participating in military conflicts with whites, the Indians prayed. As a result, the status of the tribe was suspended: the tribe never fought with whites, but did not sign treaties with them, and so far its rights to land have not been recognized at the federal level.
To this day, the Washan cult has also been practiced in a number of other tribes. [5] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Tate, Cassandra. Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park . historylink.org (2005). The appeal date is December 2, 2006.
- ↑ Wanapum Indians . National Geographic. The date of circulation is December 2, 2006. Archived April 9, 2012.
- ↑ Wanapum Heritage Center Museum (Not available link) . Grant County Public Utility District. The date of circulation is December 2, 2006. Archived January 17, 2004.
- ↑ Columbia River Dams (inaccessible link) . cwnp.org. The date of circulation is December 2, 2006. Archived September 27, 2006.
- ↑ Global Security: Hanford Site . GlobalSecurity.org. The appeal date is December 2, 2006.