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Shoshoni

Shoshoni

1 9.1
A person from a Native American group in the western United States, mainly Idaho, Utah, and Nevada
  • noun
  • /ʃoʊˈʃoʊni/
: shoshoni
  • Over the life of the settlement, about one hundred Shoshoni and Bannock professed to the Mormon faith, including Chief Snag.
  • Shoshoni and Bannock
  • Lemhi Shoshoni
  • Shoshoni/Crow

Examples

  • The Lemhi Shoshoni also eventually were taught more efficient methods of catching salmon using salmon traps.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Conspicuously absent from the rapidly growing multiethnic reservation community were the Lemhi Shoshoni, who continually maneuvered to maintain their independence.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Some say the Northern Shoshoni settled almost nine thousand years ago on the banks of the Salmon.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • Eventually, three Mormon men did manage to marry Shoshoni women.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The following Sunday, fifty-six Shoshoni were baptized at a nearby stream.

    Academic text (2000)
  • For the Lemhi Shoshoni, the murder of Snag left a political void.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Some Shoshoni came to the mission and blamed Snag, demanding Snag's fish and cattle as payment.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Throughout the early reservation period, the Shoshoni and Bannock residing at Fort Hall ceded lands to the U.S. government.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The Boise and Bruneau Shoshoni of southern Idaho relocated to the reserve between March 12 and April 13, 1869.

    Academic text (2000)
  • The Northern Shoshoni are known for their rich cultural heritage and traditions passed down through generations.

Synonyms

Shoshone
vsShoshoni
5 9.5

A person from a Native American group who lives in the western United States, especially Idaho, Utah and Nevada

is the same name used for that people but in a different form

Surface Forms

Shoshoni singular
Shoshonis plural

Etymology

Shoshoni comes from the name this Native American group used for themselves; they often call themselves Newe, which means 'the people' in their language. So Shoshoni is the name for a member of that people who lived in the mountains and plains of Idaho, Utah, and Nevada.