Washoe people
Wa·šiw | |
|---|---|
Coiled Washoe basket, ca. 1890–1910, willow, bracken fern, California at the Chazen Museum of Art | |
| Total population | |
| 1,500 (2007) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States ( California and Nevada) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Washo |
| Person | Wá:šiw |
|---|---|
| People | Waší:šiw |
| Language | Wá:šiw ʔítlu |
| Country | Waší:šiw Ɂítdeh |
The Washoe or Waší:šiw are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at the border between California and Nevada. Many Washoe people today are enrolled in the Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, though some are enrolled in the Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and the Susanville Indian Rancheria. The Washoe language is a linguistic isolate.