Paiute

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The Paiute are an Indigenous people of the Great Basin region of the western United States, traditionally known for their hunter-gatherer lifestyle, intricate basketry, and deep cultural ties to the desert landscape.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Great Basin tribe
Indigenous people
Native American tribe
contemporaryIssue cultural preservation
land rights
water rights
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
governedBy federally recognized tribes in the United States
hasCulturalTieTo desert landscape
historicalEvent forced relocation
reservation era
historicalInteractionWith United States government
indigenousTo Great Basin
western United States
knownFor desert adaptation
intricate basketry
oral tradition
rock art
language Northern Paiute language
Southern Paiute language
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
populationRegion Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
Utah
relatedEthnicGroup Goshute
Shoshone
Ute people
surface form: Ute
religiousPractice traditional ceremonies
use of sacred sites
spiritualBelief animism
sacredness of mountains
sacredness of water
subgroup Paiute self-linksurface differs
surface form: Northern Paiute

Owens Valley Paiute
Southern Paiute people
surface form: Southern Paiute
traditionalCraft basket weaving
beadwork
traditionalHousing brush shelter
wickiup
traditionalLifestyle hunter-gatherer
traditionalRegion California, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
Oregon
Utah
traditionalSubsistence fishing
root digging
seed gathering
small game hunting
treatyHistory 19th-century treaties with the United States

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Uto-Aztecan includesLanguage Paiute
this entity surface form: Northern Paiute
Nüwü (or Nuwuvi) relatedEthnicGroup Paiute
subject surface form: Nüwü
this entity surface form: Kaibab Paiute
Nüwü (or Nuwuvi) relatedEthnicGroup Paiute
subject surface form: Nüwü
this entity surface form: Shivwits Paiute
Mono people relatedEthnicGroup Paiute
this entity surface form: Paiute people
Pyramid Lake managedBy Paiute
this entity surface form: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Pyramid Lake hasIndigenousPeople Paiute
this entity surface form: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Pyramid Lake hasCulturalSignificanceFor Paiute
this entity surface form: Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe
Southern Paiute people subgroupOf Paiute
this entity surface form: Paiute people
Southern Paiute people hasNeighboringPeople Paiute
this entity surface form: Northern Paiute people
Ute people relatedEthnicGroup Paiute
this entity surface form: Paiute people
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) associatedWith Paiute
this entity surface form: Paiute people
Paiute subgroup Paiute self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Northern Paiute
Indigenous peoples of California includesEthnicGroup Paiute
this entity surface form: Paiute people
Chief Truckee ethnicity Paiute
Moapa Band of Paiute Indians isPartOfLargerGroup Paiute
this entity surface form: Paiute peoples
Shivwits Band of Paiutes isPartOfEthnicGroup Paiute
this entity surface form: Paiute people
Piute County, Utah namedAfter Paiute
this entity surface form: Piute people
Northern Paiute language hasDialects Paiute
this entity surface form: Idaho Northern Paiute
Goshute relatedEthnicGroup Paiute
Northern Paiute subgroupOf Paiute