Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation
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The Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone
Indians in central Nevada
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. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected, six-person tribal council. Their current tribal chairman is Wayne Dyer. Tribal enrollment requires a one-half degree Shoshone
blood quantum.
. The reservation is divided into two districts: the Upper, including Doyle Ranch, and Lower, including Bowler Ranch.
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Western Shoshone
Western Shoshone comprises several Shoshone tribes that are indigenous to the Great Basin and have lands identified in the Treaty of Ruby Valley 1863. They resided in Idaho, Nevada, California, and Utah. The tribes are very closely related culturally to the Paiute, Goshute, Bannock, Ute, and...
Indians in central Nevada
Nevada
Nevada is a state in the western, mountain west, and southwestern regions of the United States. With an area of and a population of about 2.7 million, it is the 7th-largest and 35th-most populous state. Over two-thirds of Nevada's people live in the Las Vegas metropolitan area, which contains its...
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Government
The Yomba Shoshone Tribe is headquartered in Austin, NevadaAustin, Nevada
Austin is a small, unincorporated community located in Lander County, Nevada, in the United States. As of 2004, its population is approximately 340. It is located on the western slopes of the Toiyabe Range at an elevation of . U.S...
. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected, six-person tribal council. Their current tribal chairman is Wayne Dyer. Tribal enrollment requires a one-half degree Shoshone
Shoshone
The Shoshone or Shoshoni are a Native American tribe in the United States with three large divisions: the Northern, the Western and the Eastern....
blood quantum.
Reservation
The Yomba Reservation occupies 4718.46 acres (19.1 km²) in Nye County, NevadaNye County, Nevada
-National protected areas:* Ash Meadows National Wildlife Refuge* Death Valley National Park * Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest * Spring Mountains National Recreation Area -Demographics:...
. The reservation is divided into two districts: the Upper, including Doyle Ranch, and Lower, including Bowler Ranch.
History
They ratified their constitution on 20 December 1939, under the 1934 Indian Reorganization ActIndian Reorganization Act
The Indian Reorganization Act of June 18, 1934 the Indian New Deal, was U.S. federal legislation that secured certain rights to Native Americans, including Alaska Natives...
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