Western Shoshone Tribes

Duckwater Shoshone:
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation P.O. Box 140068 Duckwater, Nevada 89314 Telephone: (702) 863-0227 Fax: (702) 863-0301

Ely Shoshone:
Ely Shoshone Tribe 16 Shoshone Circle Ely, Nevada 89301 Telephone: (702) 289-3013 Fax:(702) 289-3156

Fallon Band of Paiute-Shoshone
Fallon Band of Paiute-Shoshone 8955 Mission Road Fallon, Nevada 89406 Telephone: (702) 423-6075 Local call from the Reno area: 323-3780 Fax:(702) 423-5202

South Fork Shoshone
South Fork Shoshone HC 30 Box B-13 Elko, Nevada 89801 Telephone: (702) 744-4273 Fax:(702) 744-4523

Wells Shoshone
Wells Shoshone P.O. Box 809 Wells, Nevada 89835 Telephone: (702) 752-3045

Yomba Band of Shoshone
Yomba Band of Shoshone HC 61 Box 6275 Austin, Nevada 89310 Telephone: (702) 964-2463 Fax:(702) 964-2443

Bands, Groups and Subdivisions of Shoshone Indians and Their Reservations
The term or designation of Shoshone Indians is a very broad categorization of several bands and/or federally recognized tribes within the group so named. For the most part, they have historically lived in the Great Basin area, and have ranged from Oregon and Idaho on the north to Arizona and southern California on the south, and from Wyoming on the east to northern California on the west. They were often referred to as the Snakes. Some of the tribes, bands, or groups of Shoshone, with their colonies or reservations, include:


 * Death Valley Shoshone -- see Timbisha Shoshone
 * Duckwater Shoshone -- Duckwater Reservation (Nevada)
 * Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada -- Ely Colony (Nevada)
 * Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribes -- Fort McDermitt Reservation (Nevada and Oregon)
 * Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie)
 * Paiute-Shoshone Indians -- Bishop Colony (California)
 * Paiute-Shoshone Indians -- Fallon Reservation and Colony (Nevada)
 * Paiute-Shoshone Indians -- Lone Pine Reservation (California)
 * Ruby Valley Shoshone
 * Shoshone-Paiute Tribes -- Duck Valley Reservation (Idaho and Nevada)
 * Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone


 * Battle Mountain Band -- Battle Mountain Colony (Nevada)
 * Elko Band -- Elko Colony (Nevada)
 * South Fork Band -- South Fork Reservation (Nevada)
 * Wells Band -- Wells Colony (Nevada)


 * Timbisha Shoshone Tribe
 * Weiser (Eagle Eye's) Band
 * Yomba Western Shoshone Tribe -- Yomba Reservation (Nevada)

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Agency Records
Correspondence and Census

Important Web Sites

 * The Shoshone Indians -- History and description of the Shoshone Indian, especially the Eastern Shoshone of the Wind River Reservation.
 * Ely Shoshone Tribe Constitution
 * Constitution and By-Laws for the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation Idaho
 * Constitution and By-Laws for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Nevada
 * Shoshone Tribe Wikipedia