Cui yui Ticutta

The Cui Yui Ticutta are a Northern Paiute people whose name means “cui-ui eaters”, after a fish of Pyramid Lake. The lake lies at the end of the Truckee River, which carries water east from the Sierra Nevada into the Great Basin. Each spring, cui-ui and Lahontan cutthroat trout travelled up the river to spawn. Their runs provided food not only for the people of the lake but also for other Paiute bands who came to share in the fishing.