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HISTORY AND TRADITIONAL CULTURE The Chemehuevi were originally a desert tribe among the , California and Nevada . They are most closely identifed as among the Great Basin Indians . Among others they are cousins of the Kawaiisu . (Laird 1976) The most comprehensive collection of Chemehuevi history, culture and mythology was gathered by Carobeth Laird (1895-1983) and her second husband, George Laird, one of the last Chemehuevi to have been raised in the traditional culture. Carobeth Laird, a linguist and ethnographer, wrote a comprehensive account of the culture and language as George Laird remembered it, and published their collaborative efforts in her 1976 ''The Chemehuevis'', the first and, to date, only ethnography of the Chemehuevi traditional culture. Describing the Chemehuevi as she knew them, and presenting the texture of traditional life amongst the people, Carobeth Laird writes: POPULATION Estimates for the as 355.Leland (1986:612) SEE ALSO NOTES REFERENCES
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