Palouse Indian Tribe
Location
Palouse. Significance unknown.
Also called:
Pallotepellows, by Lewis and Clark in 1806.
.spalu'.sox, so called by Sinkiuse, said to be from a place name.
Connections
The Palouse belonged to the
Shahaptian division of the Shapwailutan linguistic stock, and were most closely connected with the
Nez Perce.
Location
In the valley of Palouse River in
Washington and Idaho and on a small section of Snake
River, extending eastward to the camas grounds near
Moscow, Idaho. The Palouse were included in the Yakima
treaty of 1855 but have never recognized the treaty
obligations and have declined to lead a reservation
life.
Subdivisions and Villages
Almotu, on the north bank of Snake River about 30 miles above the mouth of
Palouse River.
Chimnapum, on the northwest side of Columbia River near the mouth of Snake
River and on lower Yakima River.
Kasispa, at Ainsworth, at the junction of Snake and Columbia Rivers, Wash.
Palus, on the north bank of Snake River just below its junction with the
Palouse.
Sokulk or Wanapum, on Columbia River above the mouth of Snake
River.
Tasawiks, on the north bank of Snake River, about 15 miles above
its mouth.
History
The Palouse are said to have separated from the Yakima.
Population
Estimated by Mooney (1928) at 5,400 in 1780. In 1805 Lewis
and Clark gave 1,600. In 1854 they were said to number 500. The census of 1910
returned 82.
Connection in which they have become noted
Palouse or Pelouse River, in Idaho and Washington, and the
city of Palouse in Whitman County, Washington, preserve the name of the Palouse
Indians.
Additional 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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