page_title: Bishop, California
section_title: Native American cultural heritage
hierarchical_section_title: Bishop, California / History / Native American cultural heritage
caption_attribution_description: English: Detail of "Photographs, with captions, of Bishop, California, Labor Day Parade float, "Paiute Foods of Today," from Carson Agency Annual Extension Report for 1940 (Narrative Section)." Bishop Labor Day parade float. One of the Indian floats winning the grand prize of $25.00. The grass hut was constructed by two Indians.
context_page_description: Bishop is a city in Inyo County, California, United States. Though Bishop is the only incorporated city and the largest populated place in Inyo County, the county seat is located in Independence. Bishop is located near the northern end of the Owens Valley, at an elevation of 4,150 feet. The town was named after Bishop Creek, flowing out of the Sierra Nevada; the creek was named after Samuel Addison Bishop, a settler in the Owens Valley. Located near numerous tourist attractions, Bishop is a major resort town; the town is a commercial and residential center, while many vacation destinations in the Sierra Nevada are located nearby.
  The population of the city was 3,879 at the 2010 census, up from 3,575 at the 2000 census. The population of the built-up zone containing Bishop is much larger, however. More than 14,500 people live in a compact area that includes Bishop, West Bishop, Dixon Lane-Meadow Creek, and the Bishop Reservation. It is by far the largest settlement in Inyo County.
  A number of western films were shot in Bishop, including movies starring John Wayne, Charlton Heston and Joel McCrea.
context_section_description: Indigenous peoples still live in and near Bishop. They now reside on four Reservations. The southernmost is the Lone Pine Indian Reservation, northward is Fort Independence Reservation and Big Pine Indian Reservation. The largest and northernmost is the Bishop Indian Reservation.
caption: Example of Paiute Hut, re-constructed for a float in a parade in Bishop, CA 1940
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