Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony

Fallon Paiute-Shoshone
Total population
900 enrolled members (1990),
620 on reservation (2000)[1]
Regions with significant populations
United States United States (Nevada Nevada)
Languages
Northern Paiute language, English
Religion
Native American Church, Sun Dance, Jehovah Witness Traditional tribal religion,[2]
Christianity, Ghost Dance
Related ethnic groups
Other Northern Paiute and
Western Shoshone tribes

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.[3] Their autonym is Toi Ticutta meaning "Cattail Eaters."[4]

  1. ^ "Nevada: American Indian Area." US Census Bureau. (retrieved 1 Sep 2010)
  2. ^ " Northern Paiute - Religion and Expressive Culture ". Countries and Their Cultures. (retrieved 1 Sep 2010)
  3. ^ Pritzker, 226
  4. ^ d'Azevedo, 464