California Native American Web Site Project
WAPPO
Prepared
for 4th Grade
Corpus Christi School
Computer Lab
by Hayley, Alex, Keven C, Maggie
March, 2004
Region
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The Wappo lived in the Napa Valley, the north bay and some in the mountains near the Pomo and the Patwin.Fall and late summer was when they got the most food for winter. Weather was hotter in the spring and summer, but much colder in fall and winter, so they had pretty extreme weather. |
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Food
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The wappo ate deer,bears,squirrels, and crushed arcorns.They caught fishes with thier hands,hunted deer,bears,squirrels, and collected arcorns.They ate fish all year.They ate arcorns in spring and winter. They ate deer,bears,squirrels in spring,summer, and fall |
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Clothing
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The clothing of the Wappo was verry simple. Most of the time they didn't even wear cloths! But when they did the women would wear doubled up aprons made of grasses. The men barlie wore clothing, thet would wear just a tie in their hair! The reason they didn't wear much clothing was because they lived in such a warm climate. During the winter they would hunt dear and bears for their hide. They would then make capes out of the skin. For special occasions, sometimes just to look nice or when meeting another tribe. The jewlery they would make was out of bones of animals and shells. They would string them on grass fiber. Those were their clothing. |
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Shelter
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They built their Summer houses out of branches tied together covered with leaves. At night the Entrance was covered with bundles of grass tied together. When their houses got dirty they burnt them down. The style is Adope even though they are not made of mud. |
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Interesting Facts
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In 1836 there were more than 8,000 Wappos living in the Napa Valley area. In 1850 there were less than 500. In 1908 there were less than 40. Most of the year the Wappo did not wear clothes. There are no surviving speakers of Wappo. |
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Mission
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The wappo tribe lived nearest to the the last mission, Mission San Francisco Solano. It was #21. This mission only lasted 11 years until the mission and the rest of the missions were shut down. This mission was founded July 4, 1823 by Father Jose Altimira. Mission San Francisco Solano is nearest to mission #20,it is called Mission San Rafel Arcangel. Not that many Wappo tribe members went to eather mission because of these missions because of there short period, but the Wappo lived free! |
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Bibliography
wappo. 1/8/04 <http://www.fourdir.com/wappo.htm>.
Taranow, Abby . California Native Americans. Camino Pablo School . 2/12/04 <http://www.moraga.k12.ca.us/cp/PSaljoughian/native-american.htm>.
EductionalResorces. 2/23/04 <http://www4.hmc.edu:8001/humanities/indian/welcome.htm>.