Western Shoshone

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The Western Shoshone are a Native American people traditionally inhabiting areas of present-day Nevada, Idaho, and surrounding regions, known for their distinct culture, language, and history in the Great Basin.

All labels observed (9)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Great Basin ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalPractice oral tradition ⓘ
seasonal migration ⓘ
culturalRegion Great Basin culture area ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States ⓘ
governingBody Western Shoshone National Council ⓘ
hasAutonym Newe ⓘ
historicalEra post-contact United States expansion period ⓘ
pre-Columbian North America ⓘ
issue land rights disputes ⓘ
mineral rights disputes ⓘ
language Western Shoshone language ⓘ
linked to: Shoshoni language
languageBranch Central Numic languages ⓘ
linked to: Central Numic
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
locatedIn Great Basin ⓘ
populationRegion California ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
recognizedTribe Battle Mountain Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians ⓘ
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation ⓘ
Elko Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians ⓘ
Ely Shoshone Tribe of Nevada ⓘ
South Fork Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians ⓘ
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada ⓘ
Wells Band of the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians ⓘ
Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup Eastern Shoshone ⓘ
Goshute ⓘ
Northern Shoshone ⓘ
Paiute ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Native American religion ⓘ
subgroupOf Shoshone ⓘ
traditionalEconomy semi-nomadic foraging ⓘ
traditionalHousing wikiup ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence fishing ⓘ
gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
traditionalTerritory California ⓘ
Idaho ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
treaty Treaty of Ruby Valley ⓘ
treatyPartner United States government ⓘ
treatyYear 1863 ⓘ
usesWritingSystem Latin alphabet (for modern Western Shoshone language materials) ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Shoshone → subgroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Numic peoples → hasEthnicGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Treaty of Ruby Valley → signedBy → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Treaty of Ruby Valley → ethnicGroupParty → Western Shoshone people ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Treaty of Ruby Valley → appliesTo → Western Shoshone ancestral territory ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Goshute → subgroupOf → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Owens Valley Paiute → neighboringGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Timbiša → ethnicGroup → Timbisha Shoshone ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Gosiute → closelyRelatedTo → Western Shoshoni ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe → partOf → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe → traditionalTerritory → Western Shoshone homelands ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Duckwater Shoshone Tribe → people → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone → people → Western Shoshone people ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Panamint people → relatedGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Panamint Shoshone → subgroupOf → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Panamint Shoshone → culturalRelation → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Panamint Shoshone → relatedGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Eastern Shoshone → relatedGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Northern Shoshone → relatedGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Shoshone people → hasSubgroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation → partOf → Western Shoshone peoples ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Snake War → belligerent → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Snake War → conflictWith → Western Shoshone bands ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Timbisha → culturallyRelatedTo → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Timbisha → hasAutonym → Tümpisa Shoshoni ⓘ
linked to: Western Shoshone
Death Valley Shoshone → relatedEthnicGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone Tribe → partOf → Western Shoshone ⓘ
Nüümü → relatedGroup → Western Shoshone ⓘ