Waitikka

The Waitikka, or Ricegrass Eaters, were a Western Shoshone people of the Ione Valley country. Their name remembers one of the foods gathered in the dry valleys of the Great Basin. Other Shoshone groups were likewise known by the plants or animals associated with their own homelands. Families moved through their country to use resources as they became available, making temporary shelters that could be built and left as the seasons required.