About Us

The Fallon 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. We are the Toi-Ticutta meaning “Cattail Eaters”. The Fallon Paiute Shoshone Tribe is located in central western Nevada with tribal membership descendants of the People of the Marsh-Toi Ticutta (Tule Eaters)-Northern Paiutes and Western Shoshones.

The Tribe has an elected governing body called the Fallon Business Council (FBC). The FBC is comprised of a Tribal Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary, Treasurer, and three (3) Tribal Council Members that serve staggered four (4) year terms. The native culture is Northern Paiute (NUMU) and Western Shoshone (NEWE) and the native languages of the Tribe are Northern Paiute and Western Shoshone. The primarily language spoken by tribal members is English. The Tribe has a resident population estimated at 1,461 individuals. The Tribe is comprised primarily of two communities – the Stillwater Reservation, about 8,500 acres and is located about 12 miles from the city of Fallon, and the Fallon Colony, about 60 acres and is located about one mile from the city of Fallon.