Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society

"Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society" by Robert F. (Robert Francis) Murphy is a mid-20th century anthropological study that looks into how the Shoshone and Bannock tribes lived, how their society was organized, and their history, especially when they interacted with the expanding American frontier. The book is based on research done between 1954 and 1957. It tells about the challenges the researchers faced while trying to record the tribes' stories, particularly when it came to land claim lawsuits. The book explains how the researchers gathered information from elders on reservations and combined that information with historical records to get a complete picture of the tribes' way of life, cultural changes, and connection to the land.