Group: | Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation |
Total: | 192 |
Total Year: | 1992 |
Total Ref: | [1] |
Popplace: | United States (Nevada) |
Rels: | traditional tribal religion |
Langs: | English |
Related: | other Western Shoshone tribes[2] |
The Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone Indians in central Nevada.
The Yomba Shoshone Tribe is headquartered in Austin, Nevada.[3] The tribe is governed by a democratically elected, six-person tribal council under its constitution. Tribal enrollment as a member requires a one-half degree Shoshone blood quantum (equivalent to one parent), among the highest blood quantum requirements of any tribe.[4]
The Yomba Reservation occupies 4718.46acres in Nye County, Nevada.[1] The reservation is divided into two districts: the Upper, including Doyle Ranch, and Lower, including Bowler Ranch.[4]
The Yomba band ratified their constitution on 20 December 1939, establishing an elected representative government and becoming federally recognized under the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.[4] They are one of several bands of Western Shoshone peoples.