The Wappo -- A Report

Book

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Napa County Historical Society

Name/Title

The Wappo -- A Report

Entry/Object ID

2020.0011.0002

Description

"An attempt to put down the few facts (known about the Wappo) into readable form and to point the way to the primary sources.....(a) shocking account of the virtual extermination of the Wappo people..." The author, a St. Helena resident, was assisted by Laura Fish Somersal, one of the last Wappo speakers and resident of Dry Creek Indian Reservation in Alexander Valley.

Collection

Books

Acquisition

Accession

2020.0011

Source or Donor

Elisa Turner

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Somersal, Laura Fish, Eli, Mary, Fish, Will, Fish, Bill, Alexander Valley, Dry Creek Indian Reservation, Wappo Indians, Wappo life, Wappo culture, Wappo language, Wappo extermination

Book Details

Author

Beard, Yolande S.

Edition

2nd

Place Published

Location

Morongo Indian Reservation, Banning, CA

Date Published

1979

Publication Language

English

Call No.

305.8972 Bear

Notes

Copy No.: 5

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Somersal, Laura Fish

Person or Organization

Eli, Mary

Person or Organization

Fish, Will

Person or Organization

Fish, Bill

Create Date

March 17, 2021

Update Date

May 8, 2026