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.Pritzker, 226 Their autonym is Toi Dükadü meaning "Cattail Eaters."d'Azevedo, 464
Reservations
The 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."Lovelock Paiute Tribe." IICOC Business Directory. (retrieved 8 Dec 2009) The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council, with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson ."Western Shoshone, BIA and Senator Reid Meeting Update." Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe. 17 Sept 2009 (retrieved 8 Dec 2009)
Media Numa News is the tribe's monthly newspaper."Numa News Subscriptions." Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe. (retrieved 8 Dec 2009)
Notable tribal members Melissa Melero-Moose, mixed-media artist, curator
Notes
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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