Wappoo Indians – Native Americans in SC

South Carolina SC Native Americans SC Indian Tribes SC Wappoo Indians

Name, Language – Wappoo Indians

• Alternate spellings: Wapoo, Wapou – a Cusabo tribe
• Possible meanings: May come from the Spanish word guapo – which means brave – due to their resistance to missionaries
  
• Language family: Muskogean

Current Status – Wappoo Indians

• Extinct

SC Location, Territory – Wappoo Indians

• Traditional: South of Charleston along Wappoo Creek, which separates James Island from the mainland of Charleston County
  

Population Estimates – Wappoo Indians

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Related SC Names – Wappoo Indians

• Wappoo Creek - Charleston County

History – Wappoo Indians

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Dwellings – Wappoo Indians

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Food – Wappoo Indians

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Beliefs and Practices – Wappoo Indians

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Related Wappoo Indian Resources

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