Washa
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Washa |
| Ethnie: | WASHA |
| Language: | Chitimacha |
| Family: | Chitimacha |
| Stock: | Tunica |
| Phylum: | Tunica |
| Macro-Culture: | Eastern Woodlands |
| Speakers | Extinct |
| The Washa were a small sedentary hunter/farmer tribe closely related to the Chitimacha. They were first located at Bayou Lafourche around present Ladieville. They merged with the Chaasha but conflicts dealt them both an early extinction. |
| Aboriginal Locations (# of Villages) |
| LA (1) |
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| Year | History |
| 1543 | May have attacked De Leon along with Chawasha using atlatls |
| 1718 | Settled on Mississippi 11 leagues above New Orleans |
| 1739 | Chawasa comprised one village of the Washa |
| 1758 | Chawasha living among Washa, only 10 to 12 warriors |
| 1805 | Remaining Washa/Chawasha population only five |
| Year | Total LA Population | Source | |
| 11699 | 1,000 | Varying estimates | |
| 1700 | 1,000 | NAHDB calculation | |
| 1715 | 300 | Bienville estimated 50 warriors | |
| 1739 | 200 | 30 warriors per Swanton | |
| 1800 | 0 | NAHDB calculation | |
| 1900 | 0 | NAHDB calculation | |
| 2000 | 0 | NAHDB calculation |
| Other speakers of the same language: |
| Chawasha, Chitimacha |
| Chawasha Sites: |
| Chitimacha Language http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_language.asp?code=CHM |
| Chitimacha Linguistic Lineage http://www.ethnologue.com/14/show_lang_family.asp?code=CHM |
| Chitamacha, Washa, Chawasha & Yagenechito http://www.angelfire.com/realm/shades/nativeamericans/chitamacha.htm |
| Remnants of an Old Indian Tribe Documented http://www.turtletrack.org/Issues01/Co03102001/CO_03102001_Remnants.htm |
| Washa Indian Tribe http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/muskhogean/washahist.htm |
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