Fallon Paiute-Shoshone
Total population
900 enrolled members (1990),
620 on reservation (2000)[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States United States (Nevada Nevada)
Languages
Northern Paiute language, English
Religion
Native American Church, Sun Dance, Jehovah Witness Traditional tribal religion,[2]
Christianity, Ghost Dance
Related ethnic groups
Other Northern Paiute and
Western Shoshone tribes

The Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone Indians in Churchill County, Nevada.[3] Their autonym is Toi Ticutta meaning "Cattail Eaters."[4]

Reservations

Location of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation
Location of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony

The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe has a federal reservation, the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, at 39°31′16″N 118°37′03″W / 39.52111°N 118.61750°W / 39.52111; -118.61750, in Churchill County. The reservation, established in 1887, comprises 5,540 acres (22.4 km2). In 2005, 1,692 people lived on the reservation. In 2017, 1,499 people were enrolled in the tribe.[3] Closer to the city of Fallon the smaller and geographically detached Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony, at 39°29′05″N 118°45′38″W / 39.48472°N 118.76056°W / 39.48472; -118.76056, has two separate sections that lie between downtown Fallon and Fallon Municipal Airport, northeast of the city.

Governance

As of 2009 the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe's headquarters is located in Fallon, Nevada.[5] The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council,[3] with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson as of 2009.[6]

Media

Numa News is the tribe's monthly newspaper.[7]

Notable tribal members

Notes

  1. ^ "Nevada: American Indian Area." US Census Bureau. (retrieved 1 Sep 2010)
  2. ^ " Northern Paiute - Religion and Expressive Culture ". Countries and Their Cultures. (retrieved 1 Sep 2010)
  3. ^ a b c Pritzker, 226
  4. ^ d'Azevedo, 464
  5. ^ "Lovelock Paiute Tribe." Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine IICOC Business Directory. (retrieved 8 Dec 2009)
  6. ^ "Western Shoshone, BIA and Senator Reid Meeting Update." Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe. 17 Sept 2009 (retrieved 8 Dec 2009)
  7. ^ "Numa News Subscriptions." Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe. (retrieved 8 Dec 2009)

References

External links

39°31′16″N 118°37′03″W / 39.52111°N 118.61750°W / 39.52111; -118.61750

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