Wuzzie George

Wuzzie Dick George (c. 1880 – December 20, 1984) was a Northern Paiute craftsperson who worked to preserve the traditional lifeways and tribal customs of her people.

[1][3][7] When she was a girl, her grandparents Stovepipe and Mattie were major influences; her grandmother especially passed on the tribal customs and traditional stories that George would later work to preserve.

[1] She also briefly attended the Stewart Indian School near Carson City, but her father pulled her out after six months due to a measles epidemic.

[1][4][8][9] George traveled with Wheat to give presentations and demonstrations, including building a cattail house at the Idaho State Museum.

[1][4] In 1995, the Nevada Assembly commended her for her contribution to preserving Northern Paiute folkways, and the testimonies and objects she left behind continue to be used for research and education.