Palus People

Palus People

For the district in India, see Palus.

The Palus ( /pəˈluːs/) are a Sahaptin tribe recognized in the Treaty of 1855 with the Yakamas (negotiated at the Walla Walla Council (1855)). A variant spelling is Palouse, which was the source of the name for the fertile prairie of Washington and Idaho.

Read more about Palus People:  Ethnography, Notable Palus, Bibliography

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