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Bahsahwahbee
Bahsahwahbee is a grove of Rocky Mountain Juniper, Rocky Mountain juniper trees, locally called swamp cedars, in White Pine County, Nevada, where multiple massacres of Western Shoshone people occurred in the 19th century, two by the U.S. Army and one by vigilantes. The name means "Sacred waters, sacred water valley" in the Shoshoni language. The area is managed by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) and is located northwest of Great Basin National Park, northeast of Major's Place, Nevada, Majors Place. The grove was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2017 as a Traditional Cultural Property, traditional cultural property. Ecology Spring Valley (White Pine County, Nevada), Spring Valley is a north–south valley between the Snake Range and Schell Creek Range in the Great Basin region that covers much of Nevada. More than 100 springs are in the valley. The valley's abundance of water in the soil, trapped by a shallow layer of clay forming a Water table#perched ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western Shoshone
Western Shoshone comprise several Shoshone tribes that are indigenous to the Great Basin and have lands identified in the Treaty of Ruby Valley 1863. They resided in Idaho, Nevada, California, and Utah. The tribes are very closely related culturally to the Paiute, Goshute, Bannock, Ute, and Timbisha tribes. They speak the Western dialect of the Shoshone language. Other Shoshone-speaking groups include the Goshute (Utah-Nevada border), Northern Shoshone (southern Idaho), and Eastern Shoshone (western Wyoming). Bands Bands of Western Shoshone are named for their traditional geographical homelands and their primary food sources. :*Kuyatikka (Kuyudikka, Bitterroot Eaters), Halleck, Mary's River, Clover Valley, Smith Creek Valley, Nevada :*Mahaguadüka ( Mentzelia Seed Eaters), Reese River, Ruby Valley, Nevada :*Painkwitikka (Penkwitikka, Fish Eaters), Cache Valley, Idaho and Utah :*Tipatikka (Tepattekka'a, Tetadeka, Pinenut Eaters, Bia Tevateka), northernmost band, north ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |