Nation
Wat-sa-he-waWat-sa-he-wa
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- Region
- California
In the record
The United States made one treaty or agreement that names Wat-sa-he-wa as a party: California Treaty R: Camp in Scott's Valley, 1851 (unratified).
The records group it with Shasta.
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Connections
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Part of 1
- Shastasuggested
Party to 1
Sources
- digitalassets.lib.berkeley.edu/anthpubs/ucb/proof/pdfs/arf009-007.pdfreference work
Merriam (ms.) records that the village is referred to as Watsa-he'-wah, a group in Scott Valley, by a treaty of 1833.
Research notes
Named in an unratified California treaty of 1851-52. People: Shasta (Wats-ah-he'-wah village, Scott River). Heizer & Hester 1970, Shasta Villages no. 89 (the "1833" is as printed; the treaty is the 1851 Scott's Valley treaty). Candidate present-day communities (not verified this session; qvir.com returned HTTP 403): Quartz Valley Indian Community (Shasta and Karuk descent); Shasta descendants also at Siletz and Grand Ronde (Oregon) and in the non-federally-recognized Shasta Nation. OSU lists the Klamath Tribes (Oregon) as successor, which appears mistaken.
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