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unusual facts about Paiute people


Si-Te-Cah

"Si-Te-Cah" literally means “tule-eaters” in the language of the Paiute Indians.


Bluff War

It began in March 1914 and was the result of an incident between a Utah shepherd and Tse-ne-gat, the son of the Paiute Chief Polk.

Golconda, Nevada

The town was a diverse society including both native-born European Americans as well as other groups including individuals of French, Portuguese, Paiute, and Chinese descent who all lived and worked in the small community.


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Pandora Pinemoth

The Paiute people in California's Owens Valley and Mono Lake areas harvest, prepare, and store the Pinemoth larvae (which they call piuga) as a preferred food.