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In 1863 the Treaty of Ruby Valley was entered into with the Western Bands of the Shoshone Nation (18 Statute 689–692) and identified the boundaries of their 40,000 sq mi (100,000 km 2) territory. The Western Shoshone did not consent to the inclusion of their property into the boundaries or jurisdiction of any state or territory.
The Shoshone or Shoshoni (/ ʃ oʊ ˈ ʃ oʊ n i / ⓘ shoh-SHOH-nee or / ʃ ə ˈ ʃ oʊ n i / ⓘ shə-SHOH-nee), 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: Nevada, northern Utah
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The Treaty of Ruby Valley was a treaty signed with the Western Shoshone in 1863, giving certain rights to the United States in the Nevada Territory.The Western Shoshone did not cede land under this treaty but agreed to allow the U.S. the "right to traverse the area, maintain existing telegraph and stage lines, construct one railroad and engage in specified economic activities.
The tribe organized under the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.Western Shoshone elected a traditional council, led by Chief Muchach Temoak and his descendants, to create the new governments; however, the United States refused to recognize the traditional council and created the Te-Moaks Bands Council.
Western Shoshone traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Western Shoshone people of eastern California and western Nevada. Western Shoshone oral literature shares many of its narratives with the Western Shoshone's Numic kinsmen in the Great Basin, the Mono , Northern Paiute , Southern Paiute ...
This category includes articles about the culture, history, people, and current issues of the Eastern, Northern, and Western Shoshone (including the Goshute), including tribes who self-designate as Shoshone.
Corbin Harney (March 24, 1920 – July 10, 2007) was an elder and spiritual leader of the Newe (Western Shoshone) people. [1] Harney reportedly inspired the creation in 1994 of the Shundahai Network, which works for environmental justice and nuclear disarmament.