Fort Hall Indian Reservation Research Articles

Strengthening Relationships to Traditional Foodways: Adapting Food Practices Through Camas Cultivation Experiments on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation

Contemporary efforts to strengthen Indigenous food sovereignty can take many forms, some of which may depart from traditional food gathering practices. Common camas ( Camassia quamash) is a wild-gathered geophyte that served as a staple food for Indigenous Peoples prior to colonialism. Because the abundance of camas has declined and gathering areas are difficult to access, this project sought to increase Shoshone-Bannock Tribal citizen access to camas by experimenting with ways to grow camas locally. We also held events that provided an opportunity for Tribal citizens to interact with camas. Strengthening relationships with camas in these ways not only can enhance the health of Indigenous communities because of camas’ nutritional value, but also because renewing practices and values associated with camas brings Indigenous Peoples together to redefine and assert their nationhood. Our team of authors includes Tribal- and university-affiliated professionals and students who worked collaboratively to develop this project. We evaluated how different growing conditions and seed sources influence camas cultivation. We found that soil type, stratification setting, and seed source significantly affected seed percent germination. While cold-moist stratifying seeds in a controlled setting in potting soil generally led to the highest percent germination, soil type interacted with seed source, suggesting some degree of local adaptation across gathering areas. Transplanted bulbs had high survival rates, suggesting both seeds and bulbs as viable options to increase local access to camas. This project contributes to our understanding of camas ecology while also demonstrating one approach to help strengthen traditional foodways through Tribal-university partnerships.

Bannock (Fort Hall, Idaho)

Bannock (Fort Hall, Idaho)

Westernmost Structures of Idaho-Wyoming Thrust Belt: Structural Geology of Mt. Putnam and Vicinity, Northern Portneuf Range, Southeastern Idaho: ABSTRACT

Detailed mapping of Mt. Putnam in the Portneuf Range (Fort Hall Indian Reservation) has revealed the presence of previously unrecognized large-scale overturned folds and faults characteristic of the Idaho-Wyoming overthrust belt. The structure of Mt. Putnam is controlled primarily by a northwest-trending overturned anticline-syncline system that is responsible for the inverted Precambrian Z-Cambrian stratigraphy of the area. Parts of the upper limb of the overturned anticline were sheared off and over more gently dipping strata to the east. This Bear Canyon thrust places Precambrian Z-Cambrian Camelback Mountain Quartzite over the Cambrian-Ordovician carbonate sequence. Mt. Putnam, as well as the rest of the Portneuf Range, is in the upper plate of the Putnam that is exposed 7 km (4 mi) northeast of Mt. Putnam. The is then displaced 5 km (3 mi) to the east by east-trending normal faults interpreted as reactivated tear faults. These faults have created windows through the upper plate Pennsylvanian-Permian Wells Formation, exposing the Ordovician Garden City Formation of the lower plate. South of this offset, the Putnam resumes its southeasterly trend toward the Chesterfield Range and a possible juncture with the Paris thrust. Ten kilometers (6 mi) west of Mt. Putnam in the Bannock Range are younger over older low-angle faults characteristic of the hinterland of the belt. The area of transition between the two structural styles lies in the Pocatello Range north of Inkom, Idaho, and is presently being remapped in detail. End_of_Article - Last_Page 945------------

Family Structure on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation

Family Structure on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation

Nursing on an Indian Reservation

reservation; that is how a state public health nurse got into the picture. The city of Pocatello is the health department's headquarters and my home. The Fort Hall Indian Reservation is 13 miles north. The Fort Hall health offices are in the basement of a converted hospital building on the agency grounds, close to some office buildings and houses for people who are employed by the federal government. The health office building is owned and operated by the government, and the people who work there have civil service jobs or are U.S. Public Health Service officers. The dentist is a reserve officer in the U.S. Public Health Service, and the dental assistant, an Indian woman, is a civil service employee. The sanitarian aide is an Indian man who has had special training for his job. A practical nurse, employed under civil service, works with me. And we have a health educator who is also under civil serv-

Structure of the Rocky Mountains in Idaho and Montana

Introduction Most of the writer’s experience with Rocky Mountain structure has been gained in eastern Idaho in connection with the United States Geological Survey’s study of the western phosphate field, but some years ago he conducted a series of field parties from the Harvard University Summer School in southwestern Montana. He therefore feels some measure of acquaintance with the structural conditions in that State as well. The remarks that follow are based chiefly on work in Idaho, but some mention is made of Montana and of other regions for comparison. Detailed or semi-detailed study has been made of three separate districts in eastern Idaho, namely: (1) the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, (2) an area comprising 7 quadrangles lying about 15 miles east of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and extending to the southeastern corner of the State, and (3) an area lying immediately west and south of the Teton basin. . . .

Igneous geology of southeastern Idaho

Introduction The detailed examination by the U. S. Geological Survey of the Idaho Phosphate Reserve has made necessary the mapping of considerable areas occupied by igneous rocks. Such rocks are abundant in southeastern Idaho and present many interesting features. The igneous rocks of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation have already been described.[3][1] In the present paper it is proposed to summarize the igneous geology of the Cranes Flat, Henry, and Lanes Creek quadrangles, which lie in a group 15 miles or more east of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation and are shown in the accompanying map, figure l.[4][2] A more extended account will be presented in a forthcoming detailed report on a larger region, which includes the quadrangles named. Figure 1.—General geological Map of the Cranes Flat, Henry, and Lanes Creek Quadrangles, Idaho General Distribution and Character of Rocks The southeastern corner of Idaho is composed of folded and faulted . . . [1]: #fn-2 [2]: #fn-3