Wailaki

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Wailaki

The Wailaki, including the Kato (Cahto, Tlokeang), Lassik, Mattole (Van Duzen Indians), Nongatl, and Sinkyone, lived along the coast and inland in northwestern California, along the Bear, Mattole, and Eel rivers. They spoke Athapaskan languages and probably number about one hundred today.


Bibliography

Elsasser, Albert B. (1978). "Mattole, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Lassik, and Wailaki." In Handbook of North American Indians. Vol. 8, California, edited by Robert F. Heizer, 190-204. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.

Myers, James E. (1978). "Cahto." In Handbook of North American Indians. Vol. 8, California, edited by Robert F. Heizer, 244-248. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution.

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