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THE SHOSHONE

THE SHOSHONE. By: Sam Graham, Seth Weinthal, Jack Russell Calera Middle School Mrs. Goggins , Mrs. Nelson November, 2011. SHOSHONE. Let’s read on to find out more about the adventurous Shoshone.

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THE SHOSHONE

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  1. THE SHOSHONE By: Sam Graham, Seth Weinthal, Jack Russell Calera Middle School Mrs. Goggins , Mrs. Nelson November, 2011

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

  3. PRONOUNCING THE WORD “SHOSHONE” • The way you pronounce the “Shoshone” is “Sho-SHOW-nee”. • Nobody knows where the word came from.

  4. SHOSHONE GEGRAPHIC LOCATION 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.

  5. SHOSHONE NATURAL RESOURCES • 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.

  6. RELIGIOUS BELIFS CUSTOMS • 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.

  7. FOODS • 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.

  8. SHELTER • 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

  9. GOVERNMENT • 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

  10. FAMILY LIFE • 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.

  11. SHOSHONE CLOTHING • 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.

  12. INTERESTING FACTS • 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.

  13. BIBLIOGRAPHY • The Shoshone People BY: Joanne Mattern http://www.ehow.com/info_8457430_natural-resources-Shoshone-indians.htmlhttp://www.bigorrin.org/Shoshone_kids.htmhttp://castle.eiu.edu/wow/classes/spo6/shfacts.html

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