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
surface form: Washoe County, Nevada
associatedWithToponym Washoe County
surface form: Washoe County, Nevada

Washoe Lake
Washoe Valley
culturalRegion Great Basin
ethnicAssociation Washoe people
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
hasHistoricalSignificanceIn Great Basin
surface form: Great Basin region

Washoe County
surface form: Washoe County, Nevada
hasNameEtymologyFor Washoe County
surface form: Washoe County, Nevada
language Washoe language
locatedIn Nevada
United States of America
surface form: United States
namedAfter Washoe people
nativeTo Great Basin
surface form: Great Basin region

Lake Tahoe Basin
surface form: Lake Tahoe basin

Sierra Nevada
surface form: Sierra Nevada region
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