Shoshone
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: California, Nevada, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming
At first European American contact, the Shoshone occupied the area around Death Valley in California, much of Nevada and northwestern Utah (Western Shoshone, including the Panamint), southern Idaho (Northern Shoshone), and western Wyoming (Eastern Shoshone). Culturally and linguistically the three groups form a single unit. The Shoshone were generally at peace with their Uto-Aztecan neighbors—the Utes, Paiutes, and Bannocks—but the Northern and Eastern Shoshone often fought the Blackfoot, Sioux, and Cheyenne when they moved onto the Plain to hunt buffalo. They resisted the invasion...
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