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
surface form: Carson City, Nevada

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

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

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, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
traditionalCraft basketry
weaving
traditionalFood pine nuts
traditionalHousing wickiup
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Carson Valley
Lake Tahoe
Sierra Nevada foothills
Truckee River
surface form: Truckee River basin
uses seasonal migration patterns

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Washo language spokenBy Washoe people
Washo language ethnicGroup Washoe people
Northern Sierra Nevada inhabitedBy Washoe people
Peter Washoe ("Washoe Pete") or the Washoe people namedAfter Washoe people
subject surface form: Washoe County, Nevada
Peter Washoe ("Washoe Pete") or the Washoe people ethnicAssociation Washoe people
subject surface form: Peter Washoe
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