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Category : Lake restoration
Languages : en
Pages : 63
Book Description
Pyramid Lake Task Force
The Pyramid Lake Task Force
Author: Charles R. RendaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lake restoration
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
Progress Report, Sierra Club Pyramid Lake Task Force
Author: Sierra Club. Pyramid Lake Task ForcePublisher:
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Category : Paiute Indians
Languages : en
Pages : 72
Book Description
Economic Work Group's Final Report to the Pyramid Lake Task Force
Author: Pyramid Lake Task ForcePublisher:
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Category : Pyramid Lake (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Pyramid Lake Tribe's analysis of the final report of the Pyramid Lake Task Force
Author: Pyramid Lake Paiute TribePublisher:
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Category : Water rights
Languages : en
Pages : 86
Book Description
Pyramid Lake Task Force
Author: Pyramid Lake Task ForcePublisher:
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Category : Waterfowl
Languages : en
Pages : 16
Book Description
Final Report of Betterment Studies Work Group, Pyramid Lake Task Force
Author: Pyramid Lake Task Force. Betterment Studies Work GroupPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pyramid Lake (Nev.)
Languages : en
Pages : 54
Book Description
To Settle Certain Claims Affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Indian Tribe of Nevada, and for Other Purposes
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Select Committee on Indian AffairsPublisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 655
Book Description
Federal Protection of Indian Resources
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Administrative Practice and ProcedurePublisher:
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Category : Indians of North America
Languages : en
Pages : 1018
Book Description
At Pyramid Lake
Author: Bernard MergenPublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874179408
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Pyramid Lake is one of the largest lakes in the Great Basin, the terminus of the Truckee River flowing from Lake Tahoe into northern Nevada. This desert oasis, with a surface area of nearly two hundred square miles, is a unique geological feature and was home to the Paiute for thousands of years before the arrival of explorer John C. Frémont in 1844. For the Paiute, it was a spiritual center that provided life-sustaining resources, such as the cui-ui, a fish unique to the lake and now endangered. For the ranchers and farmers who settled on tribal lands, the waters that flowed into it were necessary to raise cattle and crops. Mergen tells how these competing interests have interacted with the lake and with each other, from the Paiute War of 1860 to the present. The lake’s very existence was threatened by dams and water diversion; it was saved by tribal claims, favorable court decisions, improved water laws, and the rise of environmentalism. At Pyramid Lake is about more than Indians and water wars, however. It is the story of railroads on the reservation and the role of federal, state, and private groups interested in sportfishing. It is about scientists, artists, and tourists who were captivated by the lake’s beauty. Finally, it is also a story of the lake as a place of spiritual renewal and celebration. Mergen grew up near its shores in the 1940s and returned frequently through the years. In this cultural history, he combines his personal remembrances with other source material, including novels, poetry, newspaper and magazine journalism, unpublished manuscripts, and private conversations, to paint a fascinating portrait of one of Nevada’s natural wonders.