Peter Washoe ("Washoe Pete") or the Washoe people

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Peter “Washoe Pete” and the Washoe people are historically significant figures and an Indigenous group of the Great Basin region, respectively, whose names are associated with the area now known as Washoe County.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American tribe
county
historical figure
alsoKnownAs Washoe Pete
associatedWith Washoe County, Nevada
linked to: Washoe County
associatedWithToponym Washoe County, Nevada
linked to: Washoe County

Washoe Lake
Washoe Valley
culturalRegion Great Basin
ethnicAssociation Washoe people
ethnicGroupOf United States
hasHistoricalSignificanceIn Great Basin region
linked to: Great Basin

Washoe County, Nevada
linked to: Washoe County
hasNameEtymologyFor Washoe County, Nevada
linked to: Washoe County
language Washoe language
locatedIn Nevada
United States
namedAfter Washoe people
nativeTo Great Basin region
linked to: Great Basin

Lake Tahoe basin
linked to: Lake Tahoe Basin

Sierra Nevada region
linked to: Sierra Nevada
preContactSubsistence fishing
gathering of wild plants
hunting
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe in the United States
relatedTo Great Basin Indigenous cultures
traditionalTerritoryIncludes present-day California
present-day Nevada
present-day Washoe County, Nevada

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Washoe County namedAfter Peter Washoe ("Washoe Pete") or the Washoe people