Paiute Tribe

Original Location

• Nevada
• Oregon
• California
• Idaho
• Utah
• Arizona

Paiute Houses

• Wikiups (made of willow frame covered with brush)
• Teepees (made of a coned-shaped wooden frame with a covering of buffalo hide)

Food Paiutes Ate

• Deer
• Elk
• Small game
• Pine nuts
• Seeds
• Fruits
• Vedgetables
• Roots

Daily Life

• Men hunted, were warriors, responsible for feeding and defeating their family
• Women cooked, cleaned, made clothing, and took care of their children
• Children played with toys, dolls, and games to play outside

Transportation

• Built rafts to go in rivers
• Used reed boats to fish in lakes
• Dogs travols (drag sled pulled by dogs) to carry items or belongings

Clothings

• Women wore long deerskin dresses
• Men wore breechcloths with leather leggings

Crafts Paiutes Made

• Indian baskets
• Beadwork
• Pottery
• Dolls

Interesting Information

• Paiute (pie-yoot) came from a word meaning "traveling back and forth" in their langauge
• Hunter used bows and arrows to kill animals
• Fishermen usedcspears, mets, and wooden fish traps