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Mountain Home Project
In 2020, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes purchased 157 acres of land adjacent to the City of Mountain Home, part of their traditional territory known as the Great Camas Prairie. The site is the proposed location for a large-scale destination featuring a casino with 2,000 gaming machines, a 250-room hotel, an event center, multiple dining options, an amphitheater, a bowling alley, a movie theater, an arcade, and a Tribal Cultural Center.
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“We remain dedicated to creating a vibrant destination that honors our history while building opportunities for future generations. This project will have a lasting and positive impact for our people and for the broader community.”
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes (Tribes) reaffirm their commitment to developing a world-class resort and entertainment venue in Mountain Home, Idaho. The effort has been years in the making and is rooted in the Tribes’ long-standing connection to their ancestral homelands.
The Tribes have engaged in extensive planning and taken deliberate steps to move the project forward, including outreach to local communities, coordination with government partners, and a commitment to following all regulatory and approval processes.
“We recognize that each Tribe must determine its own path to economic development,” said Chairman Tendoy. “For us, this project is about more than business, it’s about reclaiming a presence in our ancestral lands and creating opportunities for our citizens and our neighbors.”
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes acknowledge the challenges many Tribal Nations face in accessing the infrastructure, funding, and opportunities necessary for long-term prosperity. In that spirit, the Tribes remain committed to respectful collaboration and to solutions that uplift Native communities across the region.
With determination and a clear plan, the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes are confident that the Mountain Home Economic Development Project will catalyze positive change—economically, culturally, and socially—for decades to come.
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For more information please email:
Alonzo Coby (alonzo.coby@sbtribes.com)
Planning Director/Project Leader
Roselynn Yazzie (roselynn.yazzie@sbtribes.com)
Public Affairs Manager/ Media contact
FHBC STATEMENT
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The five tribes of Idaho have an important, rapidly growing impact on Idaho's economy. As sovereign nations, these tribes have their own governments, health and education services, police forces, judicial systems, economic development projects, gaming casinos and resorts, agricultural operations, retail trade and service businesses, cultural and social functions, and other important regulatory activities. Providing these services creates significant economic and social impacts not only on the Indian reservations, but also in the communities surrounding them. Combined, the five tribes of Idaho are contributing to the economic and social health of the State of Idaho.
Culture and History.
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes is a Sovereign Nation. The Shoshones and Bannocks entered into peace treaties in 1863 and 1868 known today as the Fort Bridger Treaty. The Fort Hall Reservation was reserved for the various tribes under the treaty agreement.
The Fort Hall Reservation is located in the eastern Snake River Plain of southeastern Idaho. It is comprised of lands that lie north and west of the town of Pocatello. The Snake River, Blackfoot River, and the American Falls Reservoir border the reservation on the north and northwest.
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of Fort Hall are comprised of the eastern and western bands of the Northern Shoshone and the Bannock, or Northern Paiute, bands. Ancestral lands of both tribes occupied vast regions of land encompassing present-day Idaho, Oregon, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming, Montana, and into Canada. The tribes are culturally related, and though both descend from the Numic family of the Uto-Aztecan linguistic phylum, their languages are dialectically separate. When the Northern Paiutes left the Nevada and Utah regions for southern Idaho in the 1600s, they began to travel with the Shoshones in pursuit of buffalo. They became known as the Bannocks.
Employment Opportunities.
The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes offer many employment opportunities. Current job opening are listed at the link below and each listing will have specific instructions for the application process. Tribal member preference applies to qualified job applicants in accordance with the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Personnel Policies and Procedures Manual and Resolution GNCL-03-0829.