page_title: Washoe people
hierarchical_section_title: Washoe people
caption_attribution_description: English: Flag of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California, which I made myself, based on the photograph of the real thing on this (http://www.tmealf.com/DH/washoe.html) page.
context_page_description: The Washoe or Wašišiw are a Great Basin tribe of Native Americans, living near Lake Tahoe at the border between California and Nevada. The name "Washoe" or "Washo" is derived from the autonym Waashiw in the Washo language or from Wašišiw, the plural form of wašiw.
context_section_description: 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. The name "Washoe" or "Washo" (as preferred by themselves) is derived from the autonym Waashiw (wa·šiw or wá:šiw) in the Washo language or from Wašišiw (waší:šiw), the plural form of wašiw.
caption: Washoe tribal flag
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