Timbisha Shoshone Tribe of Death Valley

Tribal Headquarters
Timbisha Shoshone Tribe PO Box 206 900 Indian Village Rd. Death Valley, CA. 92328 Phone: 760-786-2374 Fax: 760-786-2376

History
The Death Valley Timbisha Shoshone Tribe is part of the Western Shoshone who signed a treaty with the United States government in Ruby Valley, Nevada in 1863. The Timbisha were federally recognized in 1983 and were granted a land base of 7700 acres in California and Nevada, mostly in Death Valley, on 1 November 2000.

Important Web Sites

 * Official tribal web site
 * History of the Timbisha Shoshone on the American Indian Arts site
 * Timbisha Tribe Wikipedia