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The term "Paiute" does not refer to a single, unique, unified group of Great Basin tribes, but is a historical label comprising: Northern Paiute people of northeastern California, northwestern Nevada, eastern Oregon, and southern Idaho; Southern Paiute people of northern Arizona, southern Nevada, and southwestern Utah
Prior to the 1850s, the Paiute people lived relatively peacefully with the other Native American groups. These groups included the Navajo, Ute, and Hopi peoples. [6] Though there was the occasional tension and violent outbreaks between groups, the Paiute were mainly able to live in peace with other tribes and settlers due to their loose social structure.
The Northern Paiute people believe that "matter and places are pregnant in form, meaning, and relations to natural and human phenomena." [16] This belief gave credibility and placed necessity in shamans, as it does today. In order to draw upon the powers of nature and the universe, shamans would frequently visit sacred sites.
other Southern Paiute tribes (Kaibab, Kaiparowtis, Panguitch, Shivwits, Moapa, Paranigets, and Panaca) [2] San Juan Paiute headdress The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe of Arizona is a federally recognized tribe of Southern Paiute Indians in Coconino County, Arizona .
The Chemehuevi (/ ˌ tʃ ɛ m ɪ ˈ w eɪ v i / CHEH-mih-WAY-vee) are an indigenous people of the Great Basin. They are the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute. [3] [4] [5] Today, Chemehuevi people are enrolled in the following federally recognized tribes: Colorado River Indian Tribes; Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation
The Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah's tribal headquarters is located in Cedar City, Utah. As of 2006, 840 people were enrolled in the tribe. [2] The Utah Paiute's tribal chairperson is Tamra "Tami" Borchardt-Slayton and their vice-chairperson is Patrick Charles.
The Paiute people in Inyo County say they plan to preserve more than 40 acres and a fish hatchery that the state plans to transfer next year.
The tribe's reservation is the Burns Paiute Reservation and Trust Lands, [5] also known as the Burns Paiute Indian Colony, located north of the city of Burns. [ 2 ] The tribe's reservation, split into two tracts, was established by Public Law 92-488 on October 13, 1972. [ 3 ]