Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation

38.872°N 117.491°W / 38.872; -117.491

Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation

Total population
192[1] (1992)
Regions with significant populations
United States ( Nevada)
Languages
English
Religion
traditional tribal religion
Related ethnic groups
other Western Shoshone tribes[2]

The Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone Indians in central Nevada.

Government

The Yomba Shoshone Tribe is headquartered in Austin, Nevada.^[3] The tribe is governed by a democratically elected, six-person tribal council under its constitution. Tribal enrollment as a member requires a one-half degree Shoshone blood quantum (equivalent to one parent), among the highest blood quantum requirements of any tribe.^[4]

Reservation

Location of the Yomba Reservation in Nevada

The Yomba Reservation occupies 4,718.46 acres (19.0949 km²) in Nye County, Nevada.^[1] The reservation is divided into two districts: the Upper, including Doyle Ranch, and Lower, including Bowler Ranch.^[4]

History

The Yomba band ratified their constitution on 20 December 1939, establishing an elected representative government and becoming federally recognized under the 1934 Indian Reorganization Act.^[4] They are one of several bands of Western Shoshone peoples.