Paiute-Shoshone Tribe of the Fallon Reservation and Colony


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. Their autonym is Toi Ticutta meaning "Cattail Eaters."

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. The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council, with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson.

Communications

Numa News is the tribe's monthly newspaper.

Notable tribal members