Shoshone
Sign in to saveThe Shoshone or Shoshoni ( or ), also known by the endonym Newe, are an Indigenous people of the United States with four large cultural/linguistic divisions: Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming Northern Shoshone: Southern Idaho Western Shoshone: California, Nevada, and Northern Utah Goshute: western Utah, eastern Nevada
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Shoshone
- Ethnic group.native_name
- Newe
- Ethnic group.population
- 12,300 (2000)
- Ethnic group.popplace
- United States(Idaho, California, Nevada, Oregon,Utah, Wyoming)
- Ethnic group.rels
- Native American Church, Sun Dance,traditional tribal religion, Christianity, Ghost Dance
- Ethnic group.langs
- Shoshone, English
- Ethnic group.related
- Timbisha and Comanche
- Ethnonym.root
- Neme / Newe"People"
- Ethnonym.people
- NemeNewe
- Ethnonym.language
- Neme Ta̲i̲kwappehNewe Ta̲i̲kwappe
- Ethnonym.country
- Neme SegobiaNewe Segobia
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- Etymology
- Language
- History
- Historical population
- Bands
- Reservations and Indian colonies
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- External links
The Shoshone or Shoshoni ( or ), also known by the endonym Newe, are an Indigenous people of the United States with four large cultural/linguistic divisions: Eastern Shoshone: Wyoming Northern Shoshone: Southern Idaho Western Shoshone: California, Nevada, and Northern Utah Goshute: western Utah, eastern Nevada
They traditionally speak the Shoshoni language, part of the Numic languages branch of the large Uto-Aztecan language family. The Shoshone were sometimes called the Snake Indians by neighboring tribes and early American explorers.
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Indigenous peoples of the Great BasinNative American tribes in ColoradoNative American tribes in IdahoNative American tribes in MontanaNative American tribes in NevadaNative American tribes in OregonNative American tribes in UtahNative American tribes in Wyoming"Related ethnic groups" needing confirmationShoshoneUto-Aztecan peoples