Şoşoniler ya da Şoşonlar (İngilizce Shoshone ya da Shoshoni ), Amerika Birleşik Devletleri 'nin Idaho , Kaliforniya , Nevada , Oregon , Utah ve Wyoming eyaletlerinde yaşayan, Büyük Havza Kızılderilileri kültür grubundan Kızılderili halkı.
Nüfus
Avrupalılar tarafından getirilen bulaşıcı hastalıklar ve savaşlardan dolayı nüfusları oldukça azalmıştır. 1845 yılındaki Kuzey ve Batı Şoşonilerinin nüfusu 4.500 kişidir.
1937 yılının Kızılderili İşleri Bürosu kayıtlarına göre 3.650 Kuzey Şoşonisi ve 1.201 Batı Şoşonisi vardır. 2000 yılında yapılan sayımda ise toplam 12.000 Şoşoni kayıtlara geçmiştir.
Boyları
Batı Şoşonileri , doğu Kaliforniya, Nevada, kuzey Utah, güneydoğu Idaho[ 1]
Kuzey Şoşonileri , Idaho[ 1]
Agaideka (Salmon Eaters), Snake River ve Lemhi, Idaho
Kammedeka (Jackrabbit Eaters), Snake River, Idaho'dan Büyük Tuz Gölü'ne kadar, Utah
Lemhi Şoşonileri , Lemhi River Valley, Idaho
Pohogwe (People of the Sagebrush Butte) ya da Fort Hall Shoshone , Idaho
Tukudeka (Mountain Sheep Eaters), orta Idaho, güney Montana, and Yellowstone, Wyoming
Yahandeka (Groundhog Eaters), Boise, Payette ve Weiser Rivers, Idaho
Doğu Şoşonileri , Wyoming[ 1]
Battle Mountain Reservation , Lander County, Nevada
Big Pine Reservation , central Owens Valley , Inyo County, California ; Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony , northern Owens Valley , Inyo County, California ;
Death Valley Indian Community , Furnace Creek , Death Valley National Park , California; Timbisha Shoshone
Duck Valley Indian Reservation , southern Idaho/northern Nevada, (Western) Shoshone-Paiute Tribes
Duckwater Indian Reservation , located in Duckwater, Nevada , approximately 75 mil (121 km) from Ely.
Elko Indian Colony , Elko County, Nevada
Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation in Ely, Nevada , 111 acres (0.45 km²), 500 members
Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation near Fallon, Nevada , 8,200 acres (33 km²), 991 members, Western Shoshone and Paiute
Fort Hall Indian Reservation , 544,000 acres (2,201 km²) in Idaho , Lemhi Shoshone with the Bannock Indians , a Paiute band with which they have merged
Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation , Nevada and Oregon, Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe
Goshute Indian Reservation , 111,000 acres (449 km²) in Nevada and Utah, Western Shoshone
Lemhi Indian Reservation (1875–1907) in Idaho, Lemhi Shoshone, removed to Fort Hall Reservation
Lone Pine Community of the Lone Pine Reservation , lower Owens Valley , Inyo County, California ; Owens Valley Paiute Shoshone
Northwestern Shoshoni Indian Reservation , Utah, Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Nation of Utah (Washakie)[ 2]
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony , Nevada, 1988 acres (8 km²), total 481 members of Shoshone, Paiute, and Washoe bands
Skull Valley Indian Reservation , 18,000 acres (73 km²) in Utah, Western Shoshone
South Fork Odgers Ranch Indian Colony , Elko County, Nevada
Wells Indian Colony , Elko County, Nevada
Wind River Reservation , population 2,650 Eastern Shoshone, 2,268,008 acres (9,178 km²) of reservation in Wyoming are shared with the Northern Arapaho
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