Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| (431 enrolled members[1]) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States( Utah) | |
| Languages | |
| Shoshoni language, English[2] | |
| Religion | |
| Native American Church, Mormonism,[3] | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Western Shoshone peoples, Ute people |
The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Shoshone people, located in Box Elder County, Utah.[1] They are also known as the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Indians.[4]
Reservation
The tribe's reservation, the Washakie Reservation, located near the Utah-Idaho border, is 189-acres large.[5][4] It is located near Washakie, Utah.
Government
The tribe's headquarters is in Brigham City, Utah,[1] but they also have a tribal office in Pocatello, Idaho. The tribe is governed by a democratically-elected, seven-member tribal council. The current administration is as follows:
- Chairman: Shane Warner
- Vice-Chairman: Darren Parry
- Secretary: Dennis Alex
- Treasurer: Byron Timbimboo
- Council Member: Cale Worley
- Council Member: Jeffrey Parry
- Council Member: Jason S. Walker.[6]
The Northwestern Band of Shoshone ratified their constitution on August in 1987.[1]
Economic development
In 2008, the Northwestern Band began construction on a 100-megawatt geothermal plant near Honeyville, Utah, near the Utah-Idaho Border.[5]
Language
Traditionally, the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribe speaks the Northern Shoshoni dialect of the Shoshoni language, which is written in the Latin script.[2]
Notes
- 1 2 3 4 "Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribal Profile." Utah Division of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- 1 2 "Shoshoni." Ethnologue. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ Pritzker 242
- 1 2 Pritzker 239
- 1 2 "Shoshone tribe breaks ground on geothermal plant." News from Indian Country. October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
- ↑ "Tribal Council." Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
References
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
External links
- Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation, official website