Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation facts for kids
| Total population | |
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| 431 enrolled members | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States( Utah) |
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| Languages | |
| Shoshoni language, English | |
| Religion | |
| Native American Church, Mormonism, | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Western Shoshone peoples, Ute people |
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Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation
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The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (Shoshoni: So-so-goi) is a federally recognized tribe of Shoshone people, located in Box Elder County, Utah. They are also known as the Northwestern Band of Shoshoni Indians.
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Current land holdings
The tribe owns a piece of land near the Utah-Idaho border, which is 189 acres (76 ha). It is located near Washakie, Utah. According to Darren Parry, the Northwestern Band does not consider this land a reservation as they own the land and are self-sustaining, not relying on federal sponsorship.
Economic development
In 2008, the Northwestern Band began construction on a 100-megawatt geothermal plant near Honeyville, Utah, near the Utah-Idaho Border.
Language
Traditionally, the Northwestern Band of Shoshone Tribe speaks the Northern Shoshoni dialect of the Shoshoni language, which is written in the Latin script.
Notable people with Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation ancestry
Mae Timbimboo Parry, storyteller, activist
