By: Sam Graham, Seth Weinthal, Jack Russell

Calera Middle School Mrs. Goggins , Mrs. Nelson

November, 2011

THE SHOSHONE

Let’s read on to find out more about the adventurous Shoshone.

SHOSHONE

The way you pronounce the “Shoshone” is “Sho-SHOW-nee”.

Nobody knows where the word came from.

PRONOUNCING THE WORD “SHOSHONE”

•The Shoshone live on a reservation in wyoming,idaho,and Nevada.•Today the Shoshone live in the southern eastern Idaho.•Nine emigrant trails pass through their reservation fort hall.

SHOSHONE GEGRAPHIC LOCATION

The Shoshone used rivers and lakes for fishing clams and water.

The Shoshone used the plains of Wyoming to get horse’s and buffalo.

The Shoshone planted crops and found berries and nuts in the plains.

SHOSHONE NATURAL RESOURCES

In the past the Shoshone believed in the spirit world was all around them.

Shoshone believed in different spirits such as ape, and coyote.

Today, many Shoshone follow christlianity,but they also hold traditional ceremonies.

RELIGIOUS BELIFS CUSTOMS

Men worked together to hunt buffalo on the plains ,and also hunted deer, mountain sheep and other animals

. Women gathered roots, seeds, and berries for food and medicine.

Shoshone hunters used bows and arrows and also spears to kill there food

today, Shoshone buy foods in supermarkets.

FOODS

The Shoshone live in huts, tepees, and caves.

Most of their shelters are made from buffalo hide.

They mainly live in tepees so they can move with the different animals

SHELTER

EACH Shoshone band its own chief.

The different bands settled arguments by getting into big groups and making decisions.

Today, each Shoshone reservation has its own government

GOVERNMENT

The Shoshone woman gather food and cared for the children.

The men hunted , fished, and served as chiefs.

Today, Shoshone family’s are just like modern North American families.

FAMILY LIFE

The women wore aprons made of deer hide and woven plants.

The men wore loincloths made of deer and antelope hide.

Today, the Shoshone wear clothes like those of other north Americans.

SHOSHONE CLOTHING

The Shoshone actually call them self “Newe” [pronounced nuh -wuh].

Sacagawea was once a Shoshone before she was kidnapped by the Hidasta Indians.

It took four languages to communicate between Lewis and Clark and the Shoshone Indians. They spoke Shoshone, Hidatsa, French, and English.

INTERESTING FACTS

The Shoshone PeopleBY: Joanne Mattern

http://www.ehow.com/info_8457430_natural-resources-Shoshone-indians.html

http://www.bigorrin.org/Shoshone_kids.htm

http://castle.eiu.edu/wow/classes/spo6/shfacts.html

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