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Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

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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
Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
Websitenwbshoshone.com

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (Shoshoni: So-so-goi) 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]

Current land holdings

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Location of the land holdings of the Band

The tribe owns a piece of land near the Utah-Idaho border, which is 189 acres (76 ha).[5][4] It is located near Washakie, Utah. According to Darren Parry, the Northwestern Band does not consider this land a reservation as they own the land and are self-sustaining, not relying on federal sponsorship.[6]

Government

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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: Dennis Alex
  • Vice-Chairman, Website and Social Media Manager: Bradley Parry
  • Secretary: Alicia Martinez
  • Treasurer, EPA + Roads Pocatello Office Manager : Jason S. Walker
  • Council Member, Fundraising: Darren Parry
  • Council Member: Shane Warner
  • Council Member, Economic Development: Jeffrey Parry

Shane Warner was formerly Treasurer.[7]

The Northwestern Band of Shoshone ratified their constitution on August in 1987.[1]

Economic development

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In 2008, the Northwestern Band began construction on a 100-megawatt geothermal plant near Honeyville, Utah, near the Utah-Idaho Border.[5]

Language

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Traditionally, the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribe speaks the Northern Shoshoni dialect of the Shoshoni language, which is written in the Latin script.[2]

Notable people with Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation ancestry

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Mae Timbimboo Parry, storyteller, activist

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d "Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribal Profile." Archived 2013-04-04 at the Wayback Machine Utah Division of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ a b "Shoshoni." Ethnologue. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  3. ^ Pritzker 242
  4. ^ a b Pritzker 239
  5. ^ a b "Shoshone tribe breaks ground on geothermal plant." News from Indian Country. October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  6. ^ "Voice from the Dust: A Shoshone Perspective on the Bear River Massacre". BYU Studies. Retrieved July 22, 2020.
  7. ^ "NWBSN Tribal Council". Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation. NWBSN Tribal Council. Retrieved February 10, 2023.

References

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  • Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
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