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Wasco Indian Tribe
Location
Wasco. From a native word wacq!ó, "cup or small bowl of horn," the
reference being to a cup-shaped rock a short distance from the main
village of the tribe; from this the tribal name Gałasq'ó, "those
that have the cup," is derived and variations of it frequently appear in
the literature.
Also called:
Afúlakin, by the Kalapuya.
Ámpχänkni, meaning "where the water is," by the Klamath.
Awásko ammim, by
the Kalapuya.
Sáχlatks, by the Molala.
Connections
They belonged to the upstream branch
of the Chinookan linguistic stock, their closest
relatives being the Wishram on the opposite side of the
river.
Location
In the neighborhood of The Dalles, in
the present Wasco County.
Subdivisions and Fishing Stations
The following are given by Sapir (1930) in order from east to
west:
Hlgahacha,
Igiskhis,
Wasco (a few miles above the present town of The
Dalles),
Wogupan,
Natlalalaik,
Gawobumat,
Hliekala-imadik,
Wikatk,
Watsokus,
Winkwot (at The Dalles),
Hlilwaihldik,
Hliapkenu/n,
Kabala,
Gayahisitik,
Itkumahlemkt,
Hlgaktahlk,
Tgahu,
Hliluktik,
Gahientlich,
Gechgechak,
Skhlalis.
Population
Morse (1822) estimated the number of Wasco at 900. The census
of 1910 returned 242, and the United States Office of Indian Affairs, 227 in
1937. (See Clackamas and Watlala.)
Connection in which they have become noted
The Wasco were the strongest Upper Chinook tribe and that
which ultimately absorbed the rest. The name is preserved by Wasco County, Oreg., and a town in Sherman County in the
same State; also places in Kern County, Calif., and Kane County, Ill.
Additional Oregon Indian Resources
Notes About the Book:
Source: The Indian Tribes of North America, by John R. Swanton, 1953, Bureau of
American Ethnology, Bulletin 145, US Government Printing Office, Washington DC.
Online Publication: The manuscript was scanned and then ocr'd. Minimal editing
has been done, and readers can and should expect some errors in the textual
output.
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