This North American Indian population lives in parts of Idaho, northern Utah, eastern Oregon, and western Montana, now mostly in southeast Idaho and are subject to the environment of these states. The land ranges from plains to mountainous regions.
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Shoshone County Idaho was established in 1864.
Shoshone Idians hunted buffalo, fish and rabbits
The Shoshone were originally a large tribe that covered a large area of the plains. One of their offshoot tribes is the Comanche tribe, and they were one of the last hold-out tribes to fight the United States. The name Shoshone means "Valley People" and while they had a snake clan there was no real relevance to a snake than is common among most Native Americans. Today there are approximately 12,000 Shoshone most of which live on any one of the approximately 20 different reservations.
As of the 2000 Census, the population of Shoshone County Idaho is, 13,771.