Watlata
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The Watlata are a group of Chinookan
-speaking Native Americans
. They inhabited the meadows of Sams Walker Day Use Site, near Skamania, Washington
, and St. Cloud Ranch Day Use Site. An interpretive sign at Sams Walker states that the Watlata lived in earth-sheltered cedar plank homes. Another reports that they used willow branches to construct temporary structures.
Chinookan
Chinook refers to several native amercain groups of in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, speaking the Chinookan languages. In the early 19th century, the Chinookan-speaking peoples lived along the lower and middle Columbia River in present-day Oregon and Washington...
-speaking Native Americans
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
. They inhabited the meadows of Sams Walker Day Use Site, near Skamania, Washington
Skamania, Washington
Skamania is a small unincorporated community in Skamania County in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Washington.Skamania is home to Skamania Elementary School and the Skamania General Store...
, and St. Cloud Ranch Day Use Site. An interpretive sign at Sams Walker states that the Watlata lived in earth-sheltered cedar plank homes. Another reports that they used willow branches to construct temporary structures.