Winnemucca
Tribal chief, Deceased Person
– 1882
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Who was Winnemucca?
Winnemucca, was born a Shoshone around 1820 in what would later become the Oregon Territory.
When he married the daughter of Old Winnemucca, he became a Paiute according to their tribal rules. They were of the Kuyuidika band of the Northern Paiute. His father-in-law honored him by naming him "Winnemucca the Younger". The name means "The Giver of Spiritual Gifts." Winnemucca the Younger became a war chief with the Kuyuidika.
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- Paiute people
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- Died
- Oct 1, 1882
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on July 23, 2013
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