Western Shoshone comprises several Shoshone tribes that are indigenous to the Great Basin and have lands identified in the Treaty of Ruby Valley 1863. They resided in Idaho, Nevada, California, and Utah. The tribes are very closely related culturally to the Paiute, Goshute, Bannock, Ute, and Timbisha tribes. Linguistically, they speak the Western dialect of the Shoshone language. Other Shoshone-speaking groups include the Goshute (Utah-Nevada border), Northern Shoshone (southern Idaho), and Eastern Shoshone (western Wyoming).
Federally recognized Western Shoshone Tribes include Duckwater Shoshone Tribe (Ely, Nevada), Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada and its four constituent band councils of Battle Mountain Band, Elko Band, Wells Band and South Fork Band), and Yomba Western Shoshone Tribe (near Winnemucca, Nevada).
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Notable Western Shoshone
- Ned Blackhawk, a Te-Moak historian and professor at Yale
- Mary Dann
- Corbin Harney, elder and anti-nuclear activist
- Felix Ike, Western Shoshone Claims Steering Committee
- Mary McCloud, Western Shoshone elder and activist
- Frank Temoak, Western Shoshone traditional hereditary chief
- Pauline Esteves, Western Shoshone elder and activist
See also
Notes
References
- "Western Shoshone Struggle Earns World Recognition"
- Kroeber, A. L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. Washington, D.C.
External links
- Western Shoshone Defense Project
- Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone, official website
- Duck Valley Shoshone Paiute Tribe
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