Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Interpretive Kit
The Pyramid Lake Paiute People have lived on the shores of Pyramid Lake for nine to ten thousand years. The environment, our “Mother Earth” provided everything necessary to sustain life for the people for centuries. The Paiute People of Pyramid Lake have fought to protect Pyramid Lake since the first contact with Non-Indians in 1844. It is because they fought for their land with all of their hearts and refused to be pushed aside by the boundaries created by settlers that the Kooyooe Tukadu has been fortunate enough obtain Pyramid Lake and its boundaries as part on the Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation.
| Beginning Introduction Contents Glossary |
Visitor Information Permits Maps Map of Pyramid Lake Reservation Map of Points of Interest Points of Interest Dead Ox Canyon Fort Churchill State Monument Nevada State Museum The Playa The Stone Mother Derby Dam Lovelock Cave Pyramid Lake The Pyramid Williams Station The Winnemucca Dry Bed |
History Pre-Historic People Pre-Settlement: Map of Numu Territory, Geography, Pre-History, Cycles of the Year, Conservation Gold Rush-Comstock Lode Pyramid Lake Wars Post-Settlement: Map of New Boundaries, Pioneer Impact, Preservation, Water Rights, Anaho Island Timeline Timeline of Change |
| Reservations & Colonies Map Of Northern Paiute Bands Fort McDermitt Indian Lovelock Colony Mason and Smith Valley Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation Reno & Sparks Stillwater & Fallon Summit Lake Indian Reservation Walker River Indian Reservation Map of Northern Paiute Reservations & Colonies Shoshone Indians Washoe Indians |
Profiles Paiute Indians: Truckee Old Winnemucca Young Winnemucca Dave Numaga Wuzzie George Pioneers: Jedediah Smith Peter Ogden Joseph Walker John Fremont |
Geology Geology Timeline Ancient Lakes Tufa Rocks |
| Plants Big Sage Brush, Cattail, Cedar, Chokecherry, Cottonwood Elderberry, Grasses, Greasewood, Juniper, Mountain Mahogany, Pine Tree, Pine Nut, Pinion Pine, Quaking Aspen, Rabbit Brush, Rice Grass, Sage Brush, Salt Grass, Sedges, Shrubs, Sugar Cane, Sunflower, Tule, Tumbleweed, Wild Carrot, Wild Garlic, Wild Onion, Wild Peach, Wild Rose, Wild Rye, Willow, Willow Tree |
Mammals Antelope, Badger, Bat, Bear, Beaver, Big Horn Sheep, Bobcat, Chipmunk, Cottontail, Cow, Coyote, Gopher, Ground Hog, Horse, Jack Rabbit, Kit Fox, Mink, Mole, Mountain Lion, Mule Deer, Muskrat, Otter, Porcupine, Prairie Dog, Pygmy Rat, Raccoon, Rat, Skunk, Squirrel, Weasel, Wolf, Wood Rat |
Birds Bald Eagle, Black Bird, Buzzard, Crane, Crow, Dove, Duck, Eagle, Flicker, Goose, Grouse, Harrier, Heron, Hummingbird, Killdeer, Magpie, Mallard, Meadow Lark, Mudhen, Oriole, Owl, Pelican, Pinion Jay, Quail, Red tailed Hawk, Road Runner, Robin, Sage Sparrow, Seagull, Sparrow Hawk, Swallow |
| Fish Bass, Carp Fish, Catfish, Dace and Chub, Goldfish, Sucker, Trout |
Reptiles & Amphibians Bull Snake, Frog, Horned Toad, Lizard, Snake, Water Snake |
Insects & Arachnids Ant, Bee, Beetle, Centipede, Dragonfly, Fly, Grasshopper, Lice, Locust, Mormon Cricket, Mosquito, Moth, Scorpion, Spider, Stink Bug, Tarantula, Tick, Water Bug, Worm |
| Ancient Animals Camel, Dire Wolf, Ground Sloth, Horse, Mastodon, Sabertooth Cat, Short Faced Bear, Wooly Mammoth, How Do Humans Stack Up? |
Stories A Coyote Legend Lost Brother Ocean Grandmother The North Star The Skunk and The Raccoon The Stars The Stone Mother The Theft of the Pine Nuts Water Babies of Kooyooe Pah |
Activities Story Telling The Stick Game Weaving The Stone Mother Skit |
| Ceremonies
Birth to Death Pine Nut Festival Shaman The Ghost Dance |
Lesson Plans Under development |
Conclusion
Book Bibliography Web Bibliography |
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