Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin

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The Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin are Native American groups traditionally inhabiting the arid interior region between the Sierra Nevada and Rocky Mountains, known for their diverse languages, mobile foraging lifeways, and deep cultural ties to the desert environment.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous peoples of North America
cultural group
ethnic group
ceremony Ghost Dance (19th century)
round dance
colonialHistory contact with American settlers
contact with Spanish colonizers
continent North America
culturalContinuity ongoing practice of traditional arts and ceremonies
environment arid interior plateau
desert and semi-desert
hasSubgroup Bannock
Chemehuevi
Eastern Shoshone
Goshute
Kawaiisu
Mono
Northern Paiute
Panamint Shoshone
Southern Paiute
Ute
linked to: Ute people

Washoe
Western Shoshone
housing brush shelters
semi-subterranean winter houses
wickiups
impactOfColonialism disruption of traditional subsistence
forced relocation to reservations
knownFor adaptation to desert environments
diverse languages
linguisticFamily Isolate language family (Washoe)
Numic languages
Uto-Aztecan language family
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
locatedBetween Rocky Mountains
Sierra Nevada
materialCulture basketry
rabbit-skin blankets
sagebrush bark clothing
mobilityPattern seasonal round
small, flexible bands
modernStatus federally recognized tribes in the United States
region Great Basin
religion shamanism
vision quest practices
traditionalLifestyle hunting and gathering
mobile foraging
traditionalSubsistence fishing in lakes and marshes
piñon nut harvesting
rabbit drives
seed gathering
small game hunting

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Mono people culturalArea Great Basin cultural area
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Indigenous peoples of North America hasSubgroup Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Numic associatedWith Great Basin Indigenous peoples
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Numic usedBy Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Carobeth Laird ethnicGroupDocumented Native Americans in the Great Basin
subject linked to: linguist Carobeth Laird
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Proto-Numic spokenIn Great Basin region (prehistory, reconstructed)
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Nevada State Museum, Carson City heritageFocus Indigenous peoples of Nevada
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Numic languages spokenBy Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Julian Steward researchInterest Great Basin indigenous peoples
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Lovelock Cave associatedWithCulture Great Basin Native American cultures
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Núuchi-u culturalContext Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Central Numic spokenBy Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Owens Valley Paiute partOf Great Basin tribes
linked to: Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin