what type of food would most american indians living in the great basin eat?

Most American Indians living in the Great Basin consumed a variety of foods, including animals, berries, nuts, seeds, roots, bulbs, and acorns. Small game and wild plant foods formed the bulk of their diet, and they used more than 200 species of plants, mainly seed and root plants. Women gathered wild root vegetables, seeds, nuts, and berries, while men hunted big game including buffalo, deer, and bighorn sheep, as well as smaller prey like rabbits, waterfowl, and sage grouse. Some tribes in the Great Basin, such as the Shoshone and Shoshone-Bannock peoples, caught salmon during the annual spawning run each spring, and fresh salmon was an important food source after the long winter.