Here is a drawing I did of the Willapa area of Washignton.
The Willapa or Willoopah, also known as Kwalhioqua, were an Northern Athapaskan-speaking people in southwestern Washington, United States. Their territory was the valley of the Willapa River and the prairie between the headwaters of the Chehalis and Cowlitz Rivers.
Kwalhioqua. From their Chinook designation, meaning "a lonely place in the woods." Also called: Axwe'lapc, "people of the Willapa," by the Chinook and Quinault Indians. Gila'q¡ulawas, from the name of the place where they usually lived. Owhillapsh or Willapa, applied to this tribe erroneously. Tkulhiyogoa'ikc, Chinook name.
Ink on paper 2021
