Western Shoshone

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The Western Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas of present-day Nevada, Idaho, and surrounding regions, known for their distinct culture, language, and history in the Great Basin.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Great Basin
Native American people
country United States
culturalPractice oral tradition
seasonal migration
culturalRegion Great Basin culture area
ethnicGroupOf United States
governingBody Western Shoshone National Council
hasAutonym Newe
historicalEra post-contact United States expansion period
pre-Columbian North America
issue land rights disputes
mineral rights disputes
language Western Shoshone language
linked to: Shoshoni language
languageBranch Central Numic languages
linked to: Central Numic
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
locatedIn Great Basin
populationRegion California
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
recognizedTribe Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation
Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians
Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada
South Fork Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada
Wells Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians
Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation
relatedEthnicGroup Eastern Shoshone
Goshute
Northern Shoshone
Paiute
religion Christianity
traditional Native American religion
subgroupOf Shoshone
traditionalEconomy semi-nomadic foraging
traditionalHousing wikiup
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory California
Idaho
Nevada
Utah
treaty Treaty of Ruby Valley
treatyPartner United States government
treatyYear 1863
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet (for modern Western Shoshone language materials)

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Shoshone subgroup Western Shoshone
Numic peoples hasEthnicGroup Western Shoshone
Treaty of Ruby Valley signedBy Western Shoshone
Treaty of Ruby Valley ethnicGroupParty Western Shoshone people
linked to: Western Shoshone
Treaty of Ruby Valley appliesTo Western Shoshone ancestral territory
linked to: Western Shoshone
Goshute subgroupOf Western Shoshone
Owens Valley Paiute neighboringGroup Western Shoshone
Timbiša ethnicGroup Timbisha Shoshone
linked to: Western Shoshone
Gosiute closelyRelatedTo Western Shoshoni
linked to: Western Shoshone
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe partOf Western Shoshone
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe traditionalTerritory Western Shoshone homelands
linked to: Western Shoshone
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe people Western Shoshone
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone people Western Shoshone people
linked to: Western Shoshone
Panamint people relatedGroup Western Shoshone
Panamint Shoshone subgroupOf Western Shoshone
Panamint Shoshone culturalRelation Western Shoshone
Panamint Shoshone relatedGroup Western Shoshone
Eastern Shoshone relatedGroup Western Shoshone
Northern Shoshone relatedGroup Western Shoshone
Shoshone people hasSubgroup Western Shoshone
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation partOf Western Shoshone peoples
linked to: Western Shoshone
Snake War belligerent Western Shoshone
Snake War conflictWith Western Shoshone bands
linked to: Western Shoshone
Timbisha culturallyRelatedTo Western Shoshone
Timbisha hasAutonym Tümpisa Shoshoni
linked to: Western Shoshone
Death Valley Shoshone relatedEthnicGroup Western Shoshone
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe partOf Western Shoshone
Nüümü relatedGroup Western Shoshone