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