#Shoshone

[folkfashion]

Shoshone Bannock dancer, United States of America, by Idaho Falls Magazine

[low-cool]

[thebigkelu]

Gorasimp, Shoshone - Baker and Johnston - 1878/1885

[midwestaesthetics]

Idaho, USA: Rocky Mountains, Snake River (and its tributaries) and Shoshone Falls...

[forever70s]

LaNada War Jack on the February 1970 cover of Ramparts magazine

[fairy-type-islander]

Happy Valentine’s Day 🥰❤️

[meatcrimes]

And speaking of being Western Shoshone. Fuck Congress for blocking the radiation exposure compensation act, and also fuck every news outlet who conveniently forgot to mention the residents of the Nevada test site, especially the Western Shoshone. we’re only the most nuclear bombed nation on the fucking planet

[littlefeather-wolf]

Mahtavis

Disk Washake

60 p-po-gan chief

Chief Weshakie

Pan zook

Tigeo

Peah-goosa

[gameraboy2]

Shoshone, California

[nepeta985]

shoshone/newe hancock, because that girl is indigenous!!!!!!!!!

[this-world-of-beautiful-monsters]

Considering that oppenheimer/oppenbarbie/barbenheimer has graced us with its presence during disability pride month, I want to give a shout out to all the Japanese, Pacific Islander, Indigenous, and Latine communities and families who have dealt with and are currently dealing with the physical injuries, birth defects/congenital disabilities, various severe illnesses, radiation poisoning, and psychological (including intergenerational) trauma as a result of the construction, testing, and use of atomic bombs. 

These are disabilities that deserve as much respect and recognition as any other, and I really hope people will remember stuff like that amidst all the memes and whatnot. Wishing the best to everyone who’s still suffering from this nightmare, and everyone who’s been experiencing very real, very painful memories and emotions in connection with this/these film(s).

I’d definitely recommend 

this post about the racist misdiagnoses and suppression surrounding the affects of testing on Navajo and Latine communities, 

this post with a link to an article about communities affected by the Trinity Test, with an additional link to a reblog about the effects of uranium mining on Congolese peoples that I didn’t even know about until reading this

this post quoting various military experts who criticized the bomb’s use around the time of detonation in Japan (opposing the narrative that dropping the bomb was an Unpleasant But Necessary act) that I reblogged with some other resources,

this post quoting M. R. O'Connor’s Wayfinding to discuss the violent bomb testing on Marshall Islands and the effects on the communities who lived there, 

and this amazing post listing a whole bunch of resources with audio/video/writing about Indigenous and Latine Downwinder communities, including valuable information about how to support the groups still struggling with these issues.

Edit: additional link to this post highlighting the nuclear violence and testing in the Marshall Islands and also having some good discussions about concerns with the Oppenheimer film in general

If anyone has any other recs/resources, please feel free to add on!

[bayareabadboy]

Sacagawea

Sacagawea (about 1788-1812) was a Lemhi Shoshone woman who worked as a guide and interpreter on the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

In 1804, the explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark engaged her as a teenager to assist them navigate the newly acquired Louisiana Territory and communicate with the Native American tribes they encountered.

Sacagawea was critical to the expedition’s success, supporting the explorers in finding food, water, and safe passage through the use of her knowledge of the terrain and language skills.

She also acted as a bridge between the explorers and the Native American tribes they met, assisting in the establishment of peaceful relationships and the securement of essential supplies.

Sacagawea’s contributions to the Lewis and Clark Expedition were critical, and she is now seen as a symbol of Native Americans’ important role in the exploration and settlement of the American West. She can also be found on the US $1 coin.

[glowingcritter]

Plateau kids before church c.1910

[thebigkelu]

Shoshone Warrior - Baker and Johnston - 1878/1885

[charring58]

The name "#Shoshone" comes from Sosoni, a Shoshone word for high-growing grasses. Some neighboring tribes call the Shoshone "Grass House People," based on their traditional homes made from sosoni. Shoshones call themselves

[theknitpotato]

In honor of Women’s History month BLM Idaho would like to honor an indigenous American heroine, 𝐒𝐚𝐜𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐰𝐞𝐚 (pronounced Sack-ah-jah-WEE-a).

Before Idaho was even a territory, Sacajawea was born in the Lemhi River Valley in the late 1780s. The Lemhi River Valley during this period was inhabited by the Agaidika (Salmon-eater) Shoshone. Around the age of 12, Sacajawea was with her tribe hunting bison in the Three Forks area of the Missouri River when she was captured by a raiding party from another tribe. She was later traded to the Hidatsa tribe in present day North Dakota. She learned to speak the language of the Hidatsa and lived with the tribe for a few years. Once more she was traded, this time to French trapper Toussaint Charbonneau, and married him.

In the winter of 1805 while the Lewis and Clark Expedition wintered at Fort Mandan, Charbonneau, and subsequently Sacajawea, were hired to help the expedition on its westward journey. During the winter Sacajawea gave birth to her son, Jean Baptiste Charbonneau. In May of that year, Sacajawea and her infant child set forth as part of the Expedition west.

On August 12, 1805, Meriwether Lewis and his men climbed the eastern slopes of the continental divide, and stood on what is now known as Lemhi Pass, viewing the birthplace of Sacajawea below to the west. Just five days later, Clark noted the reuniting of Sacajawea, her people, and her brother who was now a chief of the Agaidika. Sacajawea provided lifesaving information regarding local tribes, edible foods, indigenous medicines, and the mostly unknown Idaho and Montana landscapes. Her ability to interpret and her relation to the tribes helped the Expedition acquire horses and supplies from the Agaidika people to continue on their journey west when supplies and spirits were low.

Today the Salmon Field Office administers many of the lands formerly occupied by the Agaidika. Salmon landmarks such as the Sacajawea Center, and birthplace monument honor her and her people’s contributions to American History.