What Does Chemehuevi Mean?

The Chemehuevi are an indigenous people of the Great Basin. They are the southernmost branch of Southern Paiute.

What is the Chemehuevi Tribe?

The Chemehuevi were originally a desert tribe among the Southern Paiute group. Post-contact, they lived primarily in the eastern Mojave Desert and later Cottonwood Island in Nevada and the Chemehuevi Valley along the Colorado River in California.

How did the Chemehuevi live?

Most Chemehuevi Indians lived in wickiups. Wickiups are small round or cone-shaped houses made of a willow frame covered with brush and dirt. ... Here are some pictures of wickiup houses. Today, Native Americans only build a house like this for fun or to connect with their heritage, not for shelter.