Ku'wil, meaning "the People" | |
|---|---|
 Map of Wiyot villages and dialects | |
| Total population | |
| 450[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States ( California) | |
| Languages | |
| English, historically Wiyot | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Yurok |
The Wiyot (Wiyot: Wíyot,[2] Chetco-Tolowa: Wee-'at xee-she[3] or Wee-yan' Xee-she', Euchre Creek Tututni: Wii-yat-dv-ne – "Mad River People", Yurok: Weyet[4]) are an indigenous people of California living near Humboldt Bay, California and a small surrounding area. They are culturally similar to the Yurok people (Wiyot term: Hiktok). They called themselves simply Ku'wil, meaning "the People".[5] Today, there are approximately 450 Wiyot people. They are enrolled in several federally recognized tribes, such as the Wiyot Tribe (also known as the Table Bluff Reservation—Wiyot Tribe), Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, Blue Lake Rancheria, and the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Rancheria.[1]
- ^ a b "Wiyot Indians." SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ^ Teeter, Karl V. (1964). The Wiyot Language. University of California press.
- ^ "Siletz Talking Dictionary". Retrieved 2012-06-04.
- ^ Robins, R. H. (1958). The Yurok Language: Grammar, Texts, Lexicon. University of California Publications in Linguistics. Retrieved 2012-07-07.
- ^ "Wiyot Language Database". linguistics.berkeley.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-16.