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The Wanapum (also called Wanapam; ) are a Sahaptin-speaking Native American people who live along the Columbia River in Washington state, United States, primarily in the area around Priest Rapids. About 60 Wanapum still live near the present day site of Priest Rapids Dam.thumb|Wanapum Heritage Center on the Columbia River

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Ethnic group.regions
Columbia Plateau (Washington, United States)
Ethnic group.languages
English, historically Sahaptin
Ethnic group.religions
Christianity, Waashat
Ethnic group.related_groups
Other Sahaptin peoples, such as the Yakama

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The Wanapum (also called Wanapam; ) are a Sahaptin-speaking Native American people who live along the Columbia River in Washington state, United States, primarily in the area around Priest Rapids. About 60 Wanapum still live near the present day site of Priest Rapids Dam.thumb|Wanapum Heritage Center on the Columbia River

thumb|Petroglyphs on display at Ginkgo Petrified Forest State Park, Washington

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