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Sep 30

Upcoming Show: Killing Giants

The Redheaded Giants from Lovelock, Nevada were known as Si-Te-Cah by The Paiute Nation. Si-Te-Cah means Tule Eater.

They got this name because they often stole Paiute women that were collecting tule by the lake and then would escape the Paiute by retreating on their boats of woven tule. Si-Te-Cah’s were also known as Spirit Man, Spirit Men, Saiduka, Sai’i and Inga Mojis which means “Red Beard” Sarah Winnemucca Hopkin’s, Paiute Chief Winnemucca’s daughter shared the story passed down to her. The Paiute Nation were tired of the constant battles with the Si-Te-Cah that lived in and near the Toquima Cave. She tells how they had kidnapped and ate her people and how they banded together with neighboring tribes to rid Si-Te-Cah’s once and for all.

The Paiute’s triumphed killing many in battle, a few remaining Si-Te-Cah’s were chased into their cave. With the cave surrounded the Paiute demanded them to come out, when the Si-Te-Cah refused they blocked the entrance with brush and set it ablaze. Those who didn’t die from smoke tried to escape but were overtook with ablaze of arrows. Many years later an Earthquake blocked the entrance of the cave with large boulders and there it sat for many seasons. With the many seasons the Toquima Cave took on many names like Horseshoe Cave named for its U shaped interior, Bat Cave for the many bats that took residents within, later Sunset Guano Cave, Indian Cave in honor of the Paiute’s and now it is known as Lovelock Cave.

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