Northwestern Band of Shoshoni
The Northwestern Shoshoni peoples, whose core homeland is in northern and western Utah, included the southeast corner of Idaho. Several bands signed the Box Elder Treat of 1865, and 1990, many resided on the Fort Hall Reservation. The Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Indians received recognition in 1980. In 1989, the L.D.S. church gave the Tribe 187 acres of land that constitutes the Tribe's reservation. Nearby there are additional privately owned Indian lands held in trust.
The Northwest Band of Shoshoni does not operate a health care facility. Tribal members residing on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation are provided health services through the IHS facility in Fort Hall, Idaho, or by private doctors. Their user population was 199 in 1998. Contract Health Services are provided to tribal members residing in Box Elder County, Utah only. The tribe provides services out of the Blackfoot, Idaho office for both Idaho and Utah tribal members. The tribe employs a full-time CHR out of the Blackfoot, Idaho office, and a Tribal Health Manager. Tribal health programs include a CHR and Indian Child Welfare and A&D Programs, in Idaho.
Contact Information:
Northwestern Band of the Shoshoni Nation Office
Gwen Davis, Chairperson
427 North Main
Suite 101
Pocatello, ID 83204
Phone: 208-478-5712
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