Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe facts for kids
The Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community are a Native American tribe. They live near Lone Pine in Inyo County, California. This tribe is officially recognized by the government. They are made up of both Mono and Timbisha people. They are also connected to the Owens Valley Paiute tribe. In the Timbisha language, they are called Noompai.
Languages Spoken
The Paiute-Shoshone people of Lone Pine traditionally spoke two main languages. The Mono people, sometimes called "Paiutes," spoke the Mono language. The Timbisha people, known as "Shoshones," spoke the Timbisha language.
Both of these languages belong to a larger group called Numic. This group is part of an even bigger language family called Uto-Aztecan.
Lone Pine Reservation
The Paiute-Shoshone Indians of the Lone Pine Community live on their own land. This land is called the Lone Pine Indian Reservation. It is located in Inyo County, California, in the central-eastern part of the state.
The reservation is in the Owens River Valley. It sits on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The reservation covers about 237 acres (0.96 square kilometers).
The reservation was officially created on April 20, 1939. This happened through an agreement between the Department of the Interior and the City of Los Angeles.
About 1,400 people are members of the tribe. Around 350 of them live on the reservation. In 2010, the population living on the reservation was 212 people.
Education
Students living on the reservation attend schools in the Lone Pine Unified School District.
