Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe

The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribal Library will preserve their Paiute language—Kooyooe Tuka—which is at risk of disappearing. The library will offer weekly Paiute language and discussion groups and classes led by tribal elders, as well as in-school Paiute language classes for the daycare, Head Start, and high school students. The project also will feature weekly culture/craft classes that will emphasize tribal customs and a subsistence livelihood such as gardening, hunting, fishing, canning, beading, sewing, and ethnobotany. The library will document, store, and catalogue their library books and oral history, including recordings of elders, language, traditional songs, and stories, which will further the preservation of Paiute culture.