Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
federally recognized tribe of Shoshone people in Box Elder County, Utah, United States
The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (Shoshoni: So-so-goi) is a federally recognized tribe of Shoshone people, located in Box Elder County, Utah. They are also known as the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Indians.
Current land holdings
The tribe owns a piece of land near the Utah-Idaho border, which is 189 acres (76 ha). It is located near Washakie, Utah. According to Darren Parry, the Northwestern Band does not consider this land a reservation as they own the land and are self-sustaining, not relying on federal sponsorship.
Government
The tribe's headquarters is in Brigham City, Utah, but they also have a tribal office in Pocatello, Idaho. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected, seven-member tribal council. The current administration is as follows:
Chairman: Dennis Alex
Vice-Chairman, Natural Resources Officer: Bradley Parry
Secretary: Alicia Martinez
Treasurer, Kasey Hubbard
Council Member, EPA + Roads Pocatello Office Manager : Jason S. Walker
Council Member: Shane Warner
Council Member, Cale Worley
Shane Warner was formerly Treasurer.
The Northwestern Band of Shoshone ratified their constitution on August in 1987.
Language
Traditionally, the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribe speaks the Northern Shoshoni dialect of the Shoshoni language, which is written in the Latin script.
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