Wenatchee Indian Tribe
Location
Wenatchee (Wina't ca). So called by the Wasco, and it has become a popular
name for them.
Also called:
Awena'tchela, by the Klickitat, meaning "people at the coming-out or
source," said to refer to the fact that they occupied the country at the
heads of the rivers or above the Yakima.
Pisquow, from .s.npeskwau'zux, their own name, variants of which appear in
the appelations given them by other Salish tribes in the neighborhood.
Tso'kwob.c, by the Snohomish.
Connections
The Wenatchee belonged to the inland
division of the Salishan linguistic family, their
nearest relations being the SinkiuseColumbia
Indians.
Location
On Methow and Wenatchee Rivers and
Chelan Lake. The Wenatchee are now under the Colville
Agency.
Subdivisions
From Curtis (1907-9) and Ray (1932
Sinia'lkumuk, on the Columbia between Entiat Creek and Wenatchee River.
Sinkumchi'muk, at the mouth of the Wenatchee.
Sinpusko'isok, at the forks of the Wenatchee, where the town of
Leavenworth now stands.
Sintia'tkumuk, along Entiat Creek.
Stske'tamihu, 6 miles down river from the present town of Wenatchee.
Minor
divisions mentioned are the following:
Camiltpaw, on the east side of Columbia River.
Shanwappom, on the headwaters of Cataract (Klickitat) and Tapteel Rivers.
Siapkat, at a place of this name on the east bank of Columbia River, about
Bishop Rock and Milk Creek, below Wenatchee River.
Skaddal, originally on Cataract (Klickitat) River, on the west bank of
Yakima
River and later opposite the entrance to Selah Creek.
Population
Mooney (1928) estimated there were 1,400 Wenatchee in 1780,
but Teit (1928) considers this considerably too low. The four bands of this
tribe mentioned by Lewis and Clark in 1805 totaled 820. The census of 1910 gave
52.
Connection in which they have become noted
Wenatchee River, Lake Wenatchee, and Wenatchee Mountain
preserve the name, as also the town of Wenatchee, county seat of Chelan County.
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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