Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony
federally recognized Native American tribe
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. Their autonym is Toi Dükadü meaning "Cattail Eaters."
Reservations
The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe has a federal reservation, the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, at 39°31′16″N 118°37′03″W, 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. Closer to the city of Fallon the smaller and geographically detached Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony, at 39°29′05″N 118°45′38″W, 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. The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council, with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson as of 2009.
Media
Numa News is the tribe's monthly newspaper.
Notable tribal members
Melissa Melero-Moose, mixed-media artist, curator
Notes
References
d'Azevedo, Warren L., Volume Editor.
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