Mahaguatikka

The Mahaguatikka were a Western Shoshone group whose name refers to the seeds of Mentzelia plants. Their homeland was associated with the Reese River country in the central Great Basin. Here long mountain ranges enclose dry valleys, and plant foods ripen at different times and elevations. Shoshone families gathered seeds, roots and pine nuts and hunted game, moving between places used in different seasons rather than depending upon a single settlement throughout the year.