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]
The Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe has a federal reservation, the Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation, at 39°31′16″N 118°37′03″W / 39.52111°N 118.61750°W / 39.52111; -118.61750, in Churchill County. The reservation, established in 1887, comprises 5,540 acres (22.4 km2). In 2005, 1,692 people lived on the reservation. In 2017, 1,499 people were enrolled in the tribe.[3] Closer to the city of Fallon the smaller and geographically detached Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Colony, at 39°29′05″N 118°45′38″W / 39.48472°N 118.76056°W / 39.48472; -118.76056, has two separate sections that lie between downtown Fallon and Fallon Municipal Airport, northeast of the city.
As of 2009[update] the Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe's headquarters is located in Fallon, Nevada.[5] The tribe is governed by a seven-person tribal council,[3] with Len George serving as the Tribal Chairperson as of 2009[update].[6]
Numa News is the tribe's monthly newspaper.[7]
39°31′16″N 118°37′03″W / 39.52111°N 118.61750°W / 39.52111; -118.61750