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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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    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 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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  • 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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  • 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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    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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  • 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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    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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    particular tribe is considered to have inhabited Truckee year-round, the Washoe people occupied a large territory roughly centered in the modern day Carson...
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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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    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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    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 traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Washoe people of the Lake Tahoe and surrounding Sierra...
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    when Lake Tahoe's water level was hundreds of feet higher. The local Washoe people hold the formation as sacred, and believe only shamans should visit...
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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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    Lena Frank Dick (category Washoe people)
    Charlie and Lucy Frank. Her family belonged to the Antelope Valley Washoe people, who lived primarily in Nevada and California. She spent her life in...
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    code, and this name now refers to the surrounding valley as well. The Washoe people inhabited the area around Lake Tahoe for thousands of years and used...
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