Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony
Introduction The '''Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony''' is a federally recognized tribe of Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone Indians in Churchill County, Nevada. Their autonym is '''Toi Ticutta''' meaning "Cattail Eaters."
Reservations Location of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone ReservationLocation of the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone ColonyThe Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe has a federal reservation, the '''Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation''', at , in Churchill County. The reservation, established in 1887, comprises . In 2005, 1,692 people lived on the reservation. In 2017, 1,499 people were enrolled in the tribe. Closer to the city of Fallon the smaller and geographically detached '''Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony''', at , has two separate sections that lie between downtown Fallon and Fallon Municipal Airport, northeast of the city.
Governance  the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe's headquarters is located in Fallon, Nevada. The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council, with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson .
Media ''Numa News'' is the tribe's monthly newspaper.
Notable tribal members * Melissa Melero-Moose, mixed-media artist, curator
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References * d'Azevedo, Warren L., Volume Editor. ''Handbook of North American Indians, Volume 11: Great Basin.'' Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1986..* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000..
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