By YVONNE WARJACK
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Sidney Fellows, a member of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes and a graduate of Idaho State University with a degree in Biological Sciences, continues work centered on traditional plants, cultural knowledge, and community-based research, with a focus on camas restoration and education.

She also has a Master of Science degree in Sustainable Food and Farms from the University of Montana in 2024.

Fellows’ connection to traditional plants reflects connections to homelands, cultural teachings, and the role of traditional knowledge within both academic and community settings. Fort Hall has remained a central place in her journey, supporting both personal and academic development. (cont.)

By JOSEPH WADSWORTH
Sho-Ban News
RAFT RIVER — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Language and Culture Preservation Department staff, along Waapi Kani Cedar House participants traveled to Gifford Springs in the Raft River Valley area to gather wild onions on Friday, April 10, 2026.

Mario Anderson, Waapi Kani Cedar House Peer Support Specialist and Recovery Coach gave the prayer and LCPD Research Education Specialist Bailey Dann spoke about the Bodo (digging stick). “This is a tool of technology when we think of technology, we often think of things that we plug in or charge, but this is a piece of technology that our ancestors have used generation on generation.” She showed participants how to use the bodo and explained what it was made from. “One thing about our ancestors, they found that the best woods to use for which tools that we use, whether it be willows or pines, chokecherry or mountain mahogany, they understood the way wood grows.” Also, things that are used to make a digging stick is antlers. (cont.)

FORT HALL — The Shoshone-Bannock Tribes invite community members to attend a memorial and plaque dedication ceremony honoring the life and legacy of William “Bill” F. Bacon on Friday, April 17, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Because of anticipated weather conditions, the ceremony is indoors at the Tribal Business Center Council Chambers to ensure the comfort and safety of attendees. (cont.)

FORT HALL — The Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel welcomed regional professionals and community members on Wednesday, April 9, for its annual multi-chamber Business After Hours event, which this year also featured the official ribbon cutting for the newly renovated Chiefs Event Center.

The evening offered guests a first look at the updated event center and its renewed flexibility for a wide range of gatherings and occasions. Designed with adaptability in mind, the renovated Chiefs Event Center now better supports the changing needs of guests who reserve the space for concerts, weddings, quinceañeras, classroom-style events, cocktail receptions, and other special functions. (cont.)