Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California

E374427

federally recognized Native American tribe sovereign tribal nation

The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is a federally recognized Native American tribe whose ancestral homelands encompass the Lake Tahoe region and surrounding areas of the Sierra Nevada.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California canonical	3
Washoe Tribal Council	2
Washoe Tribe	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3558808 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Context triple: [Washo language, associatedPeople, Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California]

A. Las Vegas Paiute Tribe
The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, known for its cultural preservation efforts and economic enterprises including gaming and retail businesses.
B. Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
C. Shivwits Band of Paiutes
The Shivwits Band of Paiutes is a federally recognized Native American tribe in southwestern Utah, representing one of the bands of the Southern Paiute people with its own government and reservation lands.
D. Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes
The Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people traditionally associated with the Great Basin region of the southwestern United States.
E. Cedar Band of Paiutes
The Cedar Band of Paiutes is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southwestern Utah.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
Target entity description: The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California is a federally recognized Native American tribe whose ancestral homelands encompass the Lake Tahoe region and surrounding areas of the Sierra Nevada.

A. Las Vegas Paiute Tribe
The Las Vegas Paiute Tribe is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in the Las Vegas Valley of Nevada, known for its cultural preservation efforts and economic enterprises including gaming and retail businesses.
B. Moapa Band of Paiute Indians
The Moapa Band of Paiute Indians is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southern Nevada.
C. Shivwits Band of Paiutes
The Shivwits Band of Paiutes is a federally recognized Native American tribe in southwestern Utah, representing one of the bands of the Southern Paiute people with its own government and reservation lands.
D. Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes
The Indian Peaks Band of Paiutes is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people traditionally associated with the Great Basin region of the southwestern United States.
E. Cedar Band of Paiutes
The Cedar Band of Paiutes is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Southern Paiute people based in southwestern Utah.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	federally recognized Native American tribe ⓘ sovereign tribal nation ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalArea	Great Basin culture area ⓘ
ethnonym	Washiw (autonym) ⓘ
focusesOn	environmental stewardship of Lake Tahoe region ⓘ language revitalization ⓘ protection of cultural sites ⓘ
governingBody	Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Washoe Tribal Council
hasAncestralHomeland	Lake Tahoe Basin ⓘ surface form: Lake Tahoe region Sierra Nevada ⓘ eastern California ⓘ western Nevada ⓘ
hasConstitution	tribal constitution approved by U.S. government ⓘ
hasGovernmentType	tribal council government ⓘ
hasHistoricTerritory	Carson Valley ⓘ Lake Tahoe Basin ⓘ Truckee River ⓘ surface form: Truckee River region
hasOfficialWebsite	https://washoetribe.us ⓘ
hasReservation	Carson Colony ⓘ Dresslerville Community ⓘ Stewart Community ⓘ Washoe Ranch ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Gardnerville, Nevada ⓘ
languageFamily	isolate ⓘ
legalStatus	domestic dependent nation ⓘ
operates	cultural preservation programs ⓘ education programs ⓘ health services ⓘ social services programs ⓘ
people	Washoe people ⓘ
population	over 1500 enrolled members ⓘ
primaryState	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Nevada ⓘ
recognizedAs	federally recognized tribe ⓘ
recognizedBy	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
region	Great Basin ⓘ eastern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Northern Paiute ⓘ Southern Maidu ⓘ
religion	Christianity ⓘ traditional Washoe spiritual practices ⓘ
traditionalActivity	pine nut gathering ⓘ
traditionalFood	Lahontan cutthroat trout ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ
treatyRelationshipWith	United States government ⓘ
usesLanguage	Washoe language ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Washo language → associatedPeople → Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California ⓘ

Cave Rock → culturalSignificanceFor → Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washoe Tribe

Cave Rock → sacredTo → Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California ⓘ

Washoe people → federallyRecognizedTribalEntity → Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California ⓘ

Washoe people → governingBody → Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California ⓘ

this entity surface form: Washoe Tribal Council

Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California → governingBody → Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California self-linksurface differs ⓘ