The Lemhi Shoshone are a tribe of Northern Shoshone , also called the Akaitikka , Agaidika , or "Eaters of Salmon". The name "Lemhi" comes from Fort Lemhi , a Mormon mission to this group. They traditionally lived in the Lemhi River Valley and along the upper Salmon River in Idaho . Bands were very fluid and nomadic , and they often interacted with and intermarried other bands of Shoshone and other tribes, such as the Bannock . Today most of them are enrolled in the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation of Idaho .
5-673: Lemhi could refer to: People [ edit ] Lemhi Shoshone , a band of Shoshone in Idaho Limhi , a king mentioned in the Book of Mormon Places [ edit ] Fort Lemhi , a fort built by Mormon missionaries in 1855 Lemhi, Idaho , an unincorporated community Lemhi County, Idaho Lemhi County Airport , a public airport located south of Salmon, Idaho Lemhi National Forest , in Idaho Lemhi Pass , pass in
10-686: The Shoshone language . Fishing is an important source of food, and salmon, and trout were staples. Gooseberries and camas root, Camassia quamash are traditional vegetable foods for the Lemhi Shoshone. In the 19th century, buffalo hunting provided meat, furs, hides, and other materials. During the 19th century, the Lemhi Shoshone were allied with the Flatheads and enemies of the Blackfeet . The Lewis and Clark Expedition encountered
15-689: The Lemhi at the Three Forks of the Missouri River in 1805. In the 1860s, Indian agents estimated the Lemhi population, which included Shoshone, Bannock, and Tukudeka (Sheepeaters), to be 1,200. Tendoy was a prominent Lemhi chief in the mid-19th century. He was half-Shoshone and half-Bannock. He became the Lemhi's leading chief in 1863 after Tio-van-du-ah was killed in Bannock County, Idaho . The Lemhi Reservation , located along
20-709: The Rocky Mountains between Idaho and Montana Lemhi River , a tributary of the Salmon River in Idaho National Register of Historic Places listings in Lemhi County, Idaho Other [ edit ] Lemhi Gold , a thoroughbred racehorse Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Lemhi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
25-405: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Lemhi&oldid=545936223 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Lemhi Shoshone The Akaitikka are Numic speakers, speaking
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