Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin  Published on December 21,
2012 by Amy   Great Basin People Great Basin People  The
Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin are the Native American
peoples of the Great Basin inhabited a cultural region between
the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, in what is now
Nevada, and parts of Oregon, California, Idaho, Wyoming, and
Utah. There is very little precipitation in the Great Basin
area, which affects the lifestyles and cultures of the
inhabitants. The Great Basin is a cultural classification of
indigenous peoples of the Americas.   While anthropologists can
point to many distinct peoples, they shared certain common
cultural elements that distinguished them from the surrounding
groups. All but the Washoe spoke Numic languages, and there was
considerable intermingling between the groups, which lived
peacefully and often shared common territories. They were
predominantly hunters and gatherers.   In the early historical
period the Great Basin tribes were actively expandin