Bannock Tribe

Indians of Idaho &gt; Bannock Indians Indians of Montana &gt; Bannock Indians

Ancestral Homelands: southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming.



History
The Bannnock tribe lived in what is now the Colorado, Utah, Montana and Oregon in the early 1800's. Jim Bridger an Rocky Mountain trapper and trader established trade relations with the Bannock tribe. He received furs in exchange for supplies.

In 1868 a treaty was signed at Fort Bridger with the Eastern Band of Shoshoni.

The Fort Hall Reservation was estalished in 1869,

The Bannock and Sheepeater Wars were fought during the year 1878. At the conclusion of the wars the Bannock, Shoshoni and Sheepeater were all sent to the Fort Hall Reservation.

Brief Timeline
1700s: acquired horses -- spread to Colorado, Utah, Montana and Oregon 1829: Jim Bridger established trade relations with the Bannock 1869: Fort Hall Reservation established 1878: Bannock War 1878: Sheepeater War; Sheepeaters are of Bannock and Shoshone tribes who migrated north to the Salmon River Mountains in Idaho and hunted mountain sheep as their main food. 1878: Sheepeaters sent to Fort hall Reservation with their Bannock and Shoshone kin.

Reservations
The primary reservation for the Bannock Indians is the Fort Hall Reservation in eastern Idaho.

Additional References to the History of the Tribe

 * Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Bannock tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods.
 * Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.
 * For additional history of the tribe, read more....

Records
Agency Records


 * Fort Hall Agency
 * Wind River Agency

Census Records

Vital Records


 * Fort Hall Agency, M595, births and deaths 1927-1932,FHL Film: 576497 and births and deaths1924-1934,FHL Film: 576498 and births deaths and marriages 1935-39 FHL Film: 576499

Treaties


 * 1868 July 3, at Fort Bridger with the Eastern Band Shoshoni

Important Web Sites
Hodge's history of the Bannock Indians.

Official tribal web site for the Shoshone-Bannock Indians.

Wikipedia article about the Bannock Tribe.