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Shoshoni

Shoshone
Newe
Beadedmoccasins.jpg
Shoshone beaded moccasins, Wyoming, ca. 1900
Total population
(12,300 (2000))
Regions with significant populations
 United States
( Idaho,  California,
 Nevada,  Oregon,
 Utah,  Wyoming)
Languages
Shoshone,English
Religion
Native American Church, Sun Dance,
traditional tribal religion,Christianity, Ghost Dance
Related ethnic groups
Bannock, Goshute, Northern Paiute, and Comanche

The Shoshone or Shoshoni (Listeni/ʃˈʃn/ or Listeni/ʃəˈʃn/) are a Native American tribe with four large cultural/linguistic divisions:

They traditionally speak the Shoshoni language, part of the Numic languages branch of the large Uto-Aztecan language family. The Shoshone were sometimes called the Snake Indians by neighboring tribes and early American explorers.


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