Nation
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band)Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band)
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- Official name
- Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band)
- Recorded status
- Listed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (91 FR 4102, January 30, 2026)
In the record
This nation carries the history of Shoshone (Shoshoni) and Western Shoshone (Newe) in the treaty record.
Written from the records linked here; open any of them for its sources. This is what the United States’ treaty record says, not the nation’s own account.
The record over time
Circles are land the United States recorded as ceded, sized by acres and colored by how it was taken. Bars are treaties, broken promises, court cases and land returns.
Land recorded as ceded
This nation carries the history of peoples named in Royce’s schedule. Their record:
- Treaty or agreement49 million
- Act of Congress290 thousand
- Executive order13 million
Estimate from Royce’s maps; overlapping cessions counted once. Not a survey or legal measure.
15 cessions. Follow Shoshone (Shoshoni) through the years on the map
Who is doing the work
Native legal and land defense, nationally
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
- NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
- Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
- Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website
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Connections
These links were matched automatically by name or date and have not yet been reviewed by a person.
Land recorded in this nation’s name 8, matched by the Forest Service, under review
- Reservation of the Western Shoshoni in Nevada (area 422)1859
- Reservation of the Shoshoni (Western bands) in several states (area 444)1863
- Land of the Shoshoni in Wyoming, recorded 1868 (area 540)1868
- Land of the Paiute, Shoshoni and others in Oregon, ceded 1872 (area 537)1871
- Land of the Paiute and Shoshoni in Oregon, ceded 1876 (area 589)1875
- Reservation of the Bannock, Sheepeater and others in Idaho (area 575)1875
- Land of the Shoshoni (northwestern bands) in Nevada, ceded 1879 (area 605)1877
- Reservation of the Shoshoni (Western bands) in Idaho and Nevada (area 604)1877
Carries the treaty history of 2
Sources
- temoaktribe.com/history.shtmlunclassified
The four Nevada Bands (three colonies & one Reservation) that united to form the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone
- Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the BIA, 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026)primary record
Listed in 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026).
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- Confidence
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