Washoe
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Washoe are a Native American people indigenous to the eastern Sierra Nevada region around Lake Tahoe, known for their distinct language and traditional hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| associatedReservation |
Carson Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dresslerville Colony NERFINISHED ⓘ Stewart Community NERFINISHED ⓘ Washoe Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
communal fishing at Lake Tahoe
ⓘ
seasonal pine nut harvests ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
California cultural area
ⓘ
Great Basin cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endonym | Waší∙šiw (Washoe people) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBody | Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAutonymLanguage | Washo ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet (for modern orthographies) ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | displacement during Euro-American settlement of the Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
Lake Tahoe region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Washoe language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | isolate language family ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Maidu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationRegion |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryStates |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | federally recognized tribe in the United States ⓘ |
| region | Great Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Washoe religion ⓘ |
| subsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering wild plants ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basketry ⓘ |
| traditionalEconomy |
seasonal migration
ⓘ
trade with neighboring tribes ⓘ |
| traditionalFoodSource |
Lahontan cutthroat trout
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
deer ⓘ pine nuts ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing | wickiups ⓘ |
| traditionalLifestyle | hunter-gatherer ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Carson Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lake Tahoe NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada eastern slopes NERFINISHED ⓘ Truckee River basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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