they're very lononlived species-- theyeyl live up to 40 yeyes or more-- and they've been listetete on the endangered species listss since e 67. the fish is very imporornt culturallylyo the tribe, and histstically theyeyere also e ofofhe staples of the paiute's s et. an] e cui-ui itself-- that's the foundationn of our culture. at's'she basis fofowhatate believe in when we talk a aut our traditions, our customs. and to seeee e spawning o o o, like the k ks that were e re this morning to wititsssshis, it's'sery exciting totoee i i [man] histsty kindndf f es bacac to thousands of years that indian people were always here on the lake and then traveling around. they w we e e n r the fish and theheild game. all we know is we know wewewee here... you know, forever, and we're just generatitis down from our tribe. but as the white people came over, we started fighting with them over certain s sff on the lake ananjust different things. [man] the tribe didn't'tndererandddth. theyeyidn't t ow how to getethings done, and they were unfortunatelel veryryoorly representedd by somomof the government of

they're very lononlived species-- theyeyl live up to 40 yeyes or more-- and they've been listetete on the endangered species listss since e 67.