The Duck Valley Indian Reservation is situated in a beautiful, green valley on the Nevada/Idaho border.  Established by Executive order on April 16, 1877, the site for this reservation was selected by Captain Sam, a Shoshone leader who felt that the plentiful wild game, anadromous fishes, wild berries, abundant water and the fertile valley soil held a promising future for our people.  In 1886 and again in 1910 additional land was annexed to the Reservation to provide for the Shoshone-Paiute peoples, who later came here from the nearby areas to live.  Today approximately 2,300 Shoshone-Paiute hold membership at Duck Valley.