Paiute

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Great Basin tribe Indigenous people Native American tribe

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.

Aliases (6)

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Great Basin tribe → Indigenous people → Native American tribe →
contemporaryIssue	cultural preservation → land rights → water rights →
ethnicGroupOf	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 languages →
populationRegion	Arizona → California → Nevada → Utah →
relatedEthnicGroup	Goshute → Shoshone → Ute →
religiousPractice	traditional ceremonies → use of sacred sites →
spiritualBelief	animism → sacredness of mountains → sacredness of water →
subgroup	Northern Paiute → Owens Valley Paiute → Southern Paiute →
traditionalCraft	basket weaving → beadwork →
traditionalHousing	brush shelter → wickiup →
traditionalLifestyle	hunter-gatherer →
traditionalRegion	California → Nevada → Oregon → Utah →
traditionalSubsistence	fishing → root digging → seed gathering → small game hunting →
treatyHistory	19th-century treaties with the United States →

Referenced by (15)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mono people ("Paiute people") → Nüwü ("Kaibab Paiute") → Nüwü ("Shivwits Paiute") → Ute people ("Paiute people") →	relatedEthnicGroup
Owens Valley → Pyramid Lake ("Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe") →	hasIndigenousPeople
Uto-Aztecan → Uto-Aztecan ("Northern Paiute") →	includesLanguage
Old Spanish Trail (trade route) ("Paiute people") →	associatedWith
Pyramid Lake ("Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe") →	hasCulturalSignificanceFor
Southern Paiute people ("Northern Paiute people") →	hasNeighboringPeople
Native Americans →	hasSubgroup
Pyramid Lake ("Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe") →	managedBy
Paiute ("Northern Paiute") →	subgroup
Southern Paiute people ("Paiute people") →	subgroupOf