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Lesson 3 Notetaker

The Washoe and their Environment, Past and Present

1. Before the arrival of the white settlers, the Washoe people got their shelter, their __________, and their __________ from the land.

2. The __________ different bands of the Washoe tribe gathered at Lake Tahoe, or 'Da-ow, in the spring and made their camps in different areas when they left the lake in the fall.

3. The 'Hung-a-lel-ti lived __________ of Lake Tahoe, in the Woodfords, California, area. The 'Wel-mel-ti lived __________ of Lake Tahoe, and the 'Pau-wa-lu, or people of the __________, lived southeast of Lake Tahoe in the Carson Valley.

4. __________ was the center of Washoe life, and the people gathered there every spring to fish, gather plants, and celebrate.

5. The Washoe people moved from place to place when the rabbits, deer, pine nuts, fish, etc., were abundant in that place. They did not __________ the land as we think of it today, but shared it with each other and with neighboring tribes.

6. When the first white settlers arrived in search of __________, they did not understand the way the Washoe used the land, so they claimed it for their own.

7. In __________, the U.S. government bought land in and Reno-Sparks where the Washoe could live. This is where the Carson and Reno-Sparks colonies of the Washoe Tribe are today.

8. In 1938-40, the Washoe obtained the Washoe Ranch. In __________, the Washoe were granted land in __________, California, and in 1990, the Washoe won the rights to what is now the __________ colony.