Shoshone
Snake River people
Shoshone refers to a group of Indigenous peoples of the Great Basin and surrounding regions of the western United States, including parts of Nevada, Idaho, Wyoming, and Utah.
The term also designates their Uto-Aztecan language family.
Historically nomadic hunters and gatherers, Shoshone bands include the Eastern, Western, and Northern Shoshone.
The Shoshone guided Lewis and Clark through mountain passes.
Closed hydrological region, American West
- NevadaSilver State out west
- UtahBeehive State, western region
- IdahoNorthwestern American state
- WyomingCowboy State
Death Valley · Snake River · desert · sagebrush · juniper · pronghorn · jackrabbit · high desert
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
- cradleboardInfant-securing carrier frame
- basket weavingCreating woven containers
ceremony · drumming · regalia · storytelling · vision quest · sweat lodge · fry bread · spirituality
Original inhabitants of America
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- eldersSenior community members
- ancestorsThose from whom one descends
Sacagawea · Bannock · Wind River · indigenous · ancestral · clan · chief · traditional
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- SacagaweaShoshone interpreter for westward expedition
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- westward expansionSpreading in sunset's direction
- forced relocationInvoluntary removal from home
boarding schools · land rights · sovereignty · resistance · allotment · assimilation
Regional language variations
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
- native speakersThose who grew up using a language
Great Basin
Closed hydrological region, American West
Wyoming · Death Valley · Snake River · desert · sagebrush · juniper · pronghorn · jackrabbit · high desert · mountain ranges
powwow
Ceremonial tribal gathering
- beadworkStrung ornament craft
- moccasinsSoft leather slip-ons
- cradleboardInfant-securing carrier frame
basket weaving · ceremony · drumming · regalia · storytelling · vision quest · sweat lodge · fry bread · spirituality · mythology
Native American
Original inhabitants of America
- tribeSocial group sharing ancestry
- reservationAdvance arrangement to hold
- eldersSenior community members
ancestors · Sacagawea · Bannock · Wind River · indigenous · ancestral · clan · chief · traditional · hereditary
Lewis and Clark
Early 1800s expedition leaders
- SacagaweaShoshone interpreter for westward expedition
- gold rushMass migration seeking ore
- westward expansionSpreading in sunset's direction
forced relocation · boarding schools · land rights · sovereignty · resistance · allotment · assimilation
dialects
Regional language variations
- endangered languageSpeech risking complete extinction
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- bilingualismProficiency in two languages
native speakers · vocabulary · pronunciation · grammar · place names
- Shoshone Peoples
- Uto-Aztecan PeoplesAztec, Comanche, Hopi, Paiute, Ute
- Native AmericansCherokee, Apache, Navajo, Sioux, Mohawk
- Rocky Mountain WestWyoming, Montana, Yellowstone, Grand Teton, cowboys
- TribesApache, Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux, Comanche
- Americas LanguagesSpanish, Portuguese, Nahuatl, Quechua, Mayan