Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
{{Short description|Federally recognized Shoshone tribe in Box Elder County, Utah, United States}}
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|population=431 enrolled members[http://indian.utah.gov/utah_tribes/shoshoni.html "Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribal Profile."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130404081753/http://www.indian.utah.gov/utah_tribes/shoshoni.html |date=2013-04-04 }} Utah Division of Indian Affairs. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
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The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation ({{langx|shh|So-so-goi}}) is a federally recognized tribe of Shoshone people, located in Box Elder County, Utah. They are also known as the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Indians.Pritzker 239
Current land holdings
File:2505R Northwestern Shoshone Reservation Locator Map.svg
The tribe owns a piece of land near the Utah-Idaho border, which is {{convert|189|acres}}.[http://www.indiancountrynews.com/index.php/news/26-mainstream-politics/4770-shoshone-tribe-breaks-ground-on-geothermal-plant "Shoshone tribe breaks ground on geothermal plant."] News from Indian Country. October 2008. Retrieved 6 June 2013. 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.{{Cite web|title=Voice from the Dust: A Shoshone Perspective on the Bear River Massacre |publisher =BYU Studies |url=https://byustudies.byu.edu/content/voice-from-dust-shoshone-perspective-bear-river-massacre|access-date=2020-07-22}}
Government
The tribe's headquarters is in Brigham City, Utah, 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, Natural Resources Officer: Bradley Parry
- Secretary: Alicia Martinez
- Treasurer, Kasey Hubbard
- Council Member, EPA + Roads Pocatello Office Manager : Jason S. Walker
- Council Member: Shane Warner
- Council Member, Cale Worley
Shane Warner was formerly Treasurer.{{cite web |title=NWBSN Tribal Council |url=https://www.nwbshoshone.com/tribal-council/ |website=Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation |publisher=NWBSN Tribal Council |access-date=10 February 2023}}
The Northwestern Band of Shoshone ratified their constitution on August in 1987.
Language
Traditionally, the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribe speaks the Northern Shoshoni dialect of the Shoshoni language, which is written in the Latin script.
Notable people with Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation ancestry
Mae Timbimboo Parry, storyteller, activist
Notes
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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
- [http://www.nwbshoshone.com/ Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation], official website
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{{Box Elder County, Utah}}
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Category:Native American tribes in Utah
Category:American Indian reservations in Utah
Category:Geography of Box Elder County, Utah