Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation explained

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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.

Government

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]

Reservation

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]

History

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Pritkzer, 241
  2. Pritzker, 230
  3. Web site: GNIS Detail - Yomba Reservation . . April 14, 2012.
  4. https://thorpe.law.ou.edu/IRA/yomba.html "Constitution and By-Laws of the Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation, Nevada."