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Washoe people. The Washoe or Wašišiw ("people from here", or transliterated in older literature as Wa She Shu) are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at the border between California and Nevada. [1] The name "Washoe" or "Washo" (as preferred by themselves) is derived from the autonym Waashiw ( wa·šiw or wá:šiw ...
The Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California are a federally recognized tribe of Washoe Indians, living in California and Nevada. There are several Washoe communities south and east of Lake Tahoe united under a tribal council. [5] The Washoe people own over 64,300 acres (26,000 ha) in public domain allotments (PDA); PDAs are land reserved out of the public domain for use by an Indian person or ...
Washoe County ( / ˈwɒʃoʊ /) is a county in the U.S. state of Nevada. As of the 2020 census, the population was 486,492, [1] making it Nevada's second-most populous county. Its county seat is Reno. [2] Washoe County is included in the Reno, NV Metropolitan Statistical Area .
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Washo language. Washo / ˈwɒʃoʊ / [2] (or Washoe; endonym wá꞉šiw ʔítlu) [3] is an endangered Native American language isolate spoken by the Washo on the California – Nevada border in the drainages of the Truckee and Carson Rivers, especially around Lake Tahoe.
Washoe Valley is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washoe County, Nevada, United States. [2] It corresponds closely to the unincorporated community of New Washoe City. The population was 3,019 at the 2010 census. [3] It is part of the Reno – Sparks Metropolitan Statistical Area. The CDP takes its name from the Washoe Valley, a region between Reno and Carson City centered on Washoe Lake .
The Washoe Valley is a geographical region in the United States covering 66 square miles (170 km 2) in southern Washoe County in the state of Nevada. Located between Reno and Carson City, it is named for the Washoe people, Native Americans who lived there before the arrival of Europeans. Slide Mountain and Mount Rose overlook the valley from ...
Washoe Lake State Park is a year-round public recreation area occupying over 3,700 acres (1,500 ha) on the southeast shore of Washoe Lake in Washoe County, Nevada.