The Paiute Tribe is made up of three groups of Native Americans who originated in the Western US and speak Numic languages. The Northern Paiute inhabited the Great Basin, while the Southern Paiute occupied parts of Southern California, Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. The Owens Valley Paiute is another group included in the Paiute tribe. The […]
The Paiute Indians were hunter-gatherers whose spirituality centered on the coyote and wolf. They lived in dome-shaped houses and wove baskets. European explorers first came into contact with them in 1776. The Paiutes were relocated to reservations in Utah and Nevada in 1865, and in 1951, they sued the federal government over lost lands. Today, […]
