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