Fort Hall, Idaho

For centuries the Indians of the Shoshone Bannock tribes roamed this area in southeastern Idaho. After the Bear River Massacre, in which 400 Indians were killed, there was established a reservation for the Shoshone and Bannock people. It is named for Fort Hall, a trading post that was an important stop along the Oregon Trail and California Trail. There is a monument where the fort once stood on the reservation. The community of Fort Hall, along Interstate 15, is the largest population center on the reservation. Today, there are more than 5,300 enrolled Shoshone-Bannock tribal members and more than half reside on the reservation. Like many tribes in the U. S., they have turned to tourism and operate a casino, a trading post and tribal museum.