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Numaga (c. 1830 – November 5, 1871) was a Paiute leader during the Paiute War of 1860 that centered on Pyramid Lake in what is now Nevada in the United States. The war was caused by an influx of miners and ranchers after silver was discovered in the Comstock Lode near to Carson City.
Nellie Shaw Harnar (June 8, 1905 – 1985) was a Northern Paiute historian and educator who contributed to the preservation of Paiute history and culture. Her seminal work, Indians of Coo-Yu-Ee Pah (Pyramid Lake): The History of Pyramid Lake Indians in Nevada, first published in 1974, provides a comprehensive account of the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation.
In October 2016, under the Nevada Native Nations Land Act, the Pyramid Lake Tribe was one of six federally recognized tribes in Nevada to have additional lands put into trust for their reservations. The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe is to receive approximately 6,357 acres (25.7 km 2) of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land. Gaming is prohibited on ...
William Matthew Ormsby (1814 – May 12, 1860) was an early settler of Nevada who was instrumental in the establishment of Carson City and the Nevada Territory.Major Ormsby was killed leading a Militia force against Paiute Indians in what was called the Pyramid Lake War.
The visitor center will display Yurok artifacts and highlight the tribe's history and culture, with the goal of educating new visitors on the land's history and significance from the perspective ...
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The Williams Station massacre was an incident that ignited the Pyramid Lake War of 1860. [2] Williams Station was a combination saloon, general store, stagecoach and Pony Express station [3] located along the Carson River at the modern-day Lahontan Reservoir. [4] On May 6, 1860, Williams Station was raided by Paiutes while its owner was away.
A G1 (Minor) watch has been issued for 28 Nov and a G2 (Moderate) watch was issued for 29 Nov due to the arrival of a CME associated with a filament eruption that took off the Sun late on 25 Nov ...