Walla Walla people
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Walla Walla (/ˌwɒlə/), Walawalałáma ("People of Walula region along Walla Walla River"), sometimes Walúulapam, are a Sahaptin Indigenous people of the Northwest Plateau. The duplication in their name expresses the diminutive form. The name Walla Walla is translated several ways but most often as "many waters".[3]
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Total population | |
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383 (2010)[1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( Oregon) | |
Languages | |
English, Sahaptin dialect (endangered) | |
Religion | |
Traditional Religion (Washat),[2] Christianity (incl. syncretistic forms) | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Sahaptin-speaking Umatilla, Cayuse, Yakama |
Many Walla Wallas live on the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation. Walla Wallas share land and a governmental structure with the Cayuse and the Umatilla tribes as part of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla. The reservation is located in the area of Pendleton, Oregon, United States, near the Blue Mountains. Some Walla Wallas are also enrolled in the federally recognized Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation.