The
Western Shoshone comprise several
Shoshone tribes that are
indigenous to the
Great Basin and have lands identified in the
Treaty of Ruby Valley 1863. They resided in
Idaho,
Nevada,
California, and
Utah. The tribes are very closely related culturally to the
Paiute,
Goshute,
Bannock,
Ute, and
Timbisha tribes. Linguistically, they speak the Western dialect of the
Shoshone language. Other Shoshone-speaking groups include the
Goshute (Utah-Nevada border),
Northern Shoshone (southern Idaho), and
Eastern Shoshone (western Wyoming).