Look at baskets made by the Wappos on the Basket Page! Look at a necklace made with beads strung on plant fibers on the Jewelry Page!
Plants used by the Wappos
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Plant Name Wappo Name (pronunciation) Use Khothi so (ka ho'th sho) Nuts were ground to be made into mush, soup, or bread Miti sohol (me te show'ho) Nuts were eaten, shoots were used in baskets Napayoko (na pa yo'ko) Berries were eaten Sedge Chate (cha'tey) Used for baskets Pacific Rush unknown Used to string beads in necklaces Kicu ma (kee'see mah) Leaves were used to dye baskets unknown Eaten Chupe pote (chew pey po'te) Used to make tea, medicine, and baskets Unu ciwa hoe (oo noo tsaw'wa hoe) Eaten Flower-Ciwhel (tsee'whel) Root- Kupis (coo'pis) Used as food, medicine, and in ceremonies Cuse (chu'shey) Used as medicine and food Eu kali (ew kal'e) Used as soap, to catch fish, and eaten Cano (cha'no) Berries were eaten, used as medicine, wood used to make fishhooks unknown Used as medicine Bulbs Hol a we (hol'ah way) Eaten Kate ( kah'tey) Berries were eaten, wood was used to make rattles unknown Used to make string for nets and belts Sumoto (shu mow'tow) Nuts were leached and made into flour Phopiel (poe pie'el) Made into baskets Luce ( lew'shay) Smoked in ceremonies Nayo (nigh'yo) Nuts were roasted and eaten, roots used in baskets.
Look at baskets made by the Wappos on the Basket Page! Look at a necklace made with beads strung on plant fibers on the Jewelry Page!
Try this: Look for the plants listed above around your neighborhood. Find a tree that might have been here when the Wappos lived in the area. How can you tell the age of a tree?
Internet connection: Find ways that plants are used today in medicine and crafts.
Visit: The Native American Gardens at Boothe-Napa Valley State Park in Calistoga or Donaldson Way School's Wappo Garden in American Canyon.