Shoshone-Bannock
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Shoshone-Bannock

~6,000Shoshoni, EnglishSince 1200 CE

About the Shoshone-Bannock People

The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall continue traditions of buffalo harvests, salmon and camas gathering, and the handgame while navigating treaties that constrained their vast homelands.

Cultural Traditions

Sun Dance
Buffalo Harvest
Beadwork
Handgame

Historical Timeline

1863

Fort Bridger Treaty establishes boundaries for Shoshone-Bannock bands

1900

Fort Hall Reservation boundaries finalized by federal order

1964

Indian Claims Commission settlement addresses land losses