Washoe people

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The Washoe people are a Native American tribe indigenous to the Lake Tahoe region of the Sierra Nevada, known for their distinct cultural traditions and historical ties to areas of present-day Nevada and California.

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Washoe people canonical 14

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people
affectedBy California Gold Rush
associatedWithPlace Carson City, Nevada
linked to: Carson City

Gardnerville, Nevada
Washoe County, Nevada
linked to: Washoe County
contemporaryActivity cultural revitalization
language preservation programs
contemporaryIssue land and water rights around Lake Tahoe
country United States
culturalRegion Great Basin
Sierra Nevada
ethnicGroupOf United States
federallyRecognizedTribalEntity Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
governingBody Washoe Tribal Council
hasClanOrBandStructure yes
hasNotableArtForm finely woven baskets
historicalEvent loss of lands around Lake Tahoe in the 19th century
indigenousTo Lake Tahoe region
linked to: Lake Tahoe Basin

Sierra Nevada
eastern California
western Nevada
language Washo language
languageFamily language isolate
legalStatus sovereign tribal nation within the United States
nameEtymology "Washoe" derived from an autonym often rendered as Waší:šiw or similar forms
linked to: Washoe language
neighboringPeople Maidu people
Miwok peoples
linked to: Miwok people

Northern Paiute
oralTradition myths and legends tied to Lake Tahoe
populationTrend decline after European-American contact
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe
religion Christianity
traditional tribal religion
reservationIn California
Nevada
traditionalCraft basketry
weaving
traditionalFood pine nuts
traditionalHousing wickiup
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Carson Valley
Lake Tahoe
Sierra Nevada foothills
Truckee River basin
linked to: Truckee River
uses seasonal migration patterns

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Washo language spokenBy Washoe people
Washo language ethnicGroup Washoe people
Northern Sierra Nevada inhabitedBy Washoe people
Washoe County, Nevada namedAfter Washoe people
Peter Washoe ethnicAssociation Washoe people
Cave Rock ethnicGroupAssociated Washoe people
Washo spokenBy Washoe people
Washo ethnicGroup Washoe people
Washoe Valley namedAfter Washoe people
Washoe Valley traditionalHomelandOf Washoe people
Washoe Valley hasIndigenousPeople Washoe people