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Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin
Kaylei Weed (left) of the Eastern Shoshone Tribe with her two sons and mother, Elaine Ethel Weed, at the Wind River Indian Reservation in 2015.
The Great Basin culture area is centered in the intermontane deserts of the western United States. It encompasses nearly all of the present-day states of Nevada and Utah.1
Additionally, the culture area includes substantial portions of the following states:
* Oregon21
* Idaho21
* Wyoming21
* Colorado21
Smaller portions of the following states are also included within the Great Basin culture area:
* Arizona21
* Montana21
* California21
Because the region's topography features basin and range systems that transition into northern intermontane plateaus, the cultural traditions of these peoples are often considered continuous with those of the Plateau culture area.1