Wanapum

Wanapum
Wánapam
Regions with significant populations
Columbia Plateau (Washington, United States)
Languages
English, historically Sahaptin
Religion
Christianity, Waashat
Related ethnic groups
Other Sahaptin peoples, such as the Yakama

The Wanapum (also called Wanapam; Sahaptin: Wánapam) are a Sahaptin-speaking Native American people who live along the Columbia River in Washington state, United States, primarily in the area around Priest Rapids. About 60 Wanapum still live near the present day site of Priest Rapids Dam.

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