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The Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony is a
The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe has a federal reservation, the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, at , in Churchill County. The reservation, established in 1887, comprises . In 2005, 1,692 people lived on the reservation. In 2017, 1,499 people were enrolled in the tribe. Closer to the city of Fallon the smaller and geographically detached Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony, at , has two separate sections that lie between downtown Fallon and Fallon Municipal Airport, northeast of the city.
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''Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe''. (retrieved 8 Dec 2009)
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federally recognized tribe
This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...
of Northern Paiute
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and Western Shoshone Indians in Churchill County, Nevada.Pritzker, 226 Their autonym is Toi Ticutta meaning "Cattail Eaters."
Reservations
The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe has a federal reservation, the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, at , in Churchill County. The reservation, established in 1887, comprises . In 2005, 1,692 people lived on the reservation. In 2017, 1,499 people were enrolled in the tribe. Closer to the city of Fallon the smaller and geographically detached Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony, at , has two separate sections that lie between downtown Fallon and Fallon Municipal Airport, northeast of the city.
Governance
the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe's headquarters is located in Fallon, Nevada. The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council, with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson .Media
''Numa News'' is the tribe's monthly newspaper.''Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe''. (retrieved 8 Dec 2009)
Notable tribal members
*Melissa Melero-Moose
Melissa Melero-Moose is a Northern Paiute/ Modoc mixed-media artist and co-founder of Great Basin Native Artists, a collective based in Nevada. She is enrolled in the Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony.
Early life and ...
, mixed-media artist, curator
Notes
References
* d'Azevedo, Warren L., Volume Editor. '' Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 11: Great Basin.'' Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1986. . * Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .External links
Official website {{authority control 1887 establishments in the United States American Indian reservations in Nevada Federally recognized tribes in the United States Native American tribes in Nevada Paiute Populated places established in 1887 Populated places in Churchill County, Nevada Shoshone