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    The Washoe or Wašišiw ("people from here", or transliterated in older literature as Wa She Shu) are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near...
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  • Washoe or Washo may refer to: Washoe people, an indigenous people of the Great Basin in North America United States Washoe County, Nevada Washoe Creek...
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    It is named after the Washoe people who originally inhabited the area. It was consolidated with Roop County in 1864. Washoe City was the first county...
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  • Washoe (c. September 1965 – October 30, 2007) was a female common chimpanzee who was the first non-human to learn to communicate using some American Sign...
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    communities south and east of Lake Tahoe united under a tribal council. The Washoe people own over 64,300 acres (26,000 ha) in public domain allotments (PDA);...
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  • The legend of Tahoe Tessie is often connected to the beliefs of the Washoe people, who spoke of Water Babies, powerful spirits said to inhabit the lake...
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    Pinus washoensis (redirect from Washoe Pine)
    the Washoe people, who inhabited the lands around Lake Tahoe and surrounding areas; not for Washoe County, Nevada (also named after the Washoe people)....
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  • Washoe Meadows State Park is a state park in California, consisting of more than 600 acres (240 ha) of woodlands and meadows. It is located south of Lake...
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    area was part of western Utah Territory and was known as Washoe, after the native Washoe people. The separation of the territory from Utah was important...
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    Paiute and Western Shoshone or Sosone. Relations with the Waasseoo or Washoe people, who were culturally and linguistically very different, were not so...
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    Washoe people. The Washoe would generally spend the winter in the lowlands of the Washoe Valley and summer on the shores of Lake Tahoe. The Washoe used...
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  • creature from Washoe mythology, said to haunt the waters of what is now known as Lake Tahoe. The creature was feared by the Washoe people, who believed...
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    of Nevada. Located between Reno and Carson City, it is named for the Washoe people, Native Americans who lived there before the arrival of Europeans. Slide...
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    Washo /ˈwɒʃoʊ/ (or Washoe; endonym wá꞉šiw ʔítlu) is an endangered Native American language isolate spoken by the Washo on the California–Nevada border...
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    Washoe Lake (Washo: c'óʔyaʔ dáʔaw) is a lake located near Carson City in the Washoe Valley of Washoe County, Nevada. It is a very shallow lake with a surface...
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    culturally and geographically with the Kings Beach complex of ancestral Washoe people. The Meadow Lake Petroglyphs, attributed to the Martis, are a national...
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    Lake Tahoe (category Lakes of Washoe County, Nevada)
    sacred site for the Washoe Indians. The Washoe people called Cave Rock deʔek wadapush (Washo for Standing Gray Rock). Part of why the Washoe felt the Cave was...
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    Keyser "Dat So La Lee" (Washoe people) is arguably the most famous Native American weaver. Lena Frank Dick (1889–1965) (Washoe people) followed behind Keyser...
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    tribes including the Goshute, Southern Paiute, Mohave, and Wašišiw (Washoe people). Francisco Garcés was the first European in the area. Nevada was annexed...
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    Dat So La Lee (category Washoe people)
    1925) was a celebrated Native American basket weaver. A member of the Washoe people in northwestern Nevada, her basketry came to national prominence during...
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    States, it is treated as a county-equivalent for census purposes. The Washoe people have inhabited the valley and surrounding areas for about 6,000 years...
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    the entire lake may be viewed. The lake was called Datsa’ shut by the Washoe people. In 1844, the Stephens-Townsend-Murphy party was the first wagon train...
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    River and the present Stillwater National Wildlife Refuge, while the Washoe people inhabited the upper watershed region. The Carson River watershed was...
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    Washoe City is a ghost town in Washoe County, Nevada, in the United States. Nearby there is a new community called New Washoe City. Old Washoe City was...
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    Village CDP. Before Zephyr Cove was established, the Native American Washoe people lived around the area. The first Anglo-American settlers to encounter...
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    Washoe Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It corresponds closely to the unincorporated community of New...
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    Cold Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. It is known as Eitse'ihpaa or Eitse'ippaa (literally "cold water"...
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    Pershing 6,650 6009 Storey 4,104 264 Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area Washoe 486,492 6342 Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area White Pine 9,080 8877...
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  • Water Babies (category Washoe legendary creatures)
    include the Paiute, Shoshone, Washoe, Achumawi, Cahuilla, Cupeño, Luiseño, Serrano, Yokuts, Salish, and Ute. In Washoe tradition, Water Babies are considered...
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    (700–1300 CE) developed pottery after adopting agriculture. Paiute and Washoe people in the western Great Basin developed plain, utilitarian ceramics separately...
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