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Western Shoshone (Newe) · western shoshone · newe · Newe · Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of NevadaWestern Shoshone (Newe)
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- Region
- Great Basin
In the record
The atlas records 1 broken treaty promise involving Western Shoshone (Newe): Western Shoshone: Treaty of Ruby Valley (1863) and the ICC payment the Nation refuses. One court case turned on its rights: United States v. Dann.
The records group it with Shoshone (Shoshoni). Today, Duckwater Shoshone Tribe, Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada, Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band) and Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada carry this history, as their own pages or research records say.
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.
Names
Each name shows where it comes from. A nation’s own name is shown as the nation writes it.
Self-names
- NeweShoshoni (Newe)
Official names
Who is doing the work
This history belongs to living nations. Start with them:
- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
- Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada
- Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band)
- Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada
- Eastern Shoshone Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
- Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
- Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation
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
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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
Present-day governments that carry this history 5
- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
- Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada
- Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, Nevada
- Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band)
- Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada
Named in 2
Part of 1
Organizations that work with this nation 1
Sources
- temoaktribe.com/history.shtmlunclassified
Western Shoshone Indians are the descendants of an ancient widespread people whose name is "Newe" meaning "The People."
- federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/01/30/2026-01899.txtprimary record
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (Four constituent bands: Battle Mountain Band; Elko Band; South Fork Band; and Wells Band)
Research notes
Endonym as printed in V035.
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