pyramid lake is the e me of the p pamid lake trtre, paiute indndns known historically as the f fh eaears or cui-ui eaters. [man] this water here, for what it is, to us s s eans more than just watching it flowown the river.r. what m mns more totoss is seeing this water ow into pyramid lake, sesengnghe pelican, seseng the cui-ui, seeingngll thihihihi that's what it meansnstete flowto s s that,lake. to make sure that we can enjoy this habitatata [man]] this is a cui-ui, which h a large lake e ckck which is native to pyramid lake and ththlower truckee river. 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] his