Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

What Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation does

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation (NWBSN) is a federally recognized sovereign tribal government headquartered in Ogden, Utah, with a secondary office in Pocatello, Idaho, serving enrolled tribal members across northern Utah and southern Idaho. Federal recognition was granted on April 29, 1987, establishing the tribe as a sovereign entity distinct from other Shoshone bands. The organization delivers a portfolio of core government services — Housing (funded through HUD Indian Housing Block Grants and Treasury Homeowner Assistance Funding), Health Services (including Indian Health Service Contract Health Services for medical bill offset in Utah and Idaho), Education (continuing education assistance for post-secondary programs), Childcare (state- and in-home-licensed daycare across thirteen counties), Tribal Enrollment (gated by 1/8 blood degree requirement and Tribal Council approval), and a Tribal Library focused on Shoshone language and cultural preservation.

The business model is non-commercial and grant-funded. Revenue derives from federal block grants, federal agency appropriations (HUD, IHS, Treasury, EPA), state-licensed childcare funding, and limited economic development ventures including Tope Technologies and Bear River Family Dental, which operates three dental clinic locations in Roy, Layton, and Brigham City, Utah. Customers are exclusively enrolled tribal members and members of other federally recognized tribes for specific programs; there is no traditional pricing or sales motion. Go-to-market is community-led, executed through Tribal Council meetings (in-person and via Zoom), the official website, a public community calendar, and earned media including PBS Nature and Deseret News coverage.

Infrastructure and land-restoration projects represent a parallel strategic pillar. The Wuda Ogwa project (350 acres purchased in 2018 along Bear River) is projected to return 13,000 acre-feet of water annually to the Great Salt Lake and includes a planned stone amphitheater and Cultural Interpretive Center. The Bear River Massacre site recovery totals 576 acres (26 donated in 2003 plus 550 purchased in 2018). The Washakie Water Project, supported by federal grants and engineering partnership with Hansen, Allen, and Luce Engineers, is an additional infrastructure initiative. The 2024-2025 RFP pipeline — covering medical clinic build-out, IT services, and TTANF program development — indicates ongoing operational scaling across healthcare, technology, and welfare program verticals.

Name

Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

Legal name

Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation

Website

https://nwbshoshone.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation is a federally recognized sovereign tribal government headquartered in Ogden, Utah, delivering housing, healthcare, education, childcare, and cultural-preservation services to enrolled tribal members across northern Utah and southern Idaho.

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akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Ogden

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Federal Housing Funding: The tribe receives Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) funding from Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which is income-based annual funding supporting the L-M Rental Program, Down-Payment/Closing Cost Assistance, and Homeowner Home Rehabilitation Assistance.
2. Homeowner Assistance Funding (HAF): Funding offered by US Treasury for low-moderate income families who own their home and are behind on mortgage and approved utilities.
3. Contract Health Services: Funding to help offset medical bills not covered by primary insurance provider for tribal members residing in Utah and Idaho.
4. Childcare Program Funding: State-licensed and in-home-licensed daycare funding for enrolled tribal members of federally recognized tribes.
5. Education Continuing Education Program: Continuing education assistance for college and post-high school programs for eligible tribal members.
6. Federal Grants: In 2019, received grants from federal government for Washakie Water Project. Federal recognition obtained April 29, 1987.
7. Economic Development Ventures: Business ventures including Tope Technologies and Bear River Family Dental that benefit tribal members.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation operates as a federally recognized sovereign tribal government providing a suite of governmental services to enrolled tribal members, including housing assistance, health services, education support, childcare, tribal enrollment administration, and cultural preservation programs. The tribe also manages land restoration and infrastructure projects such as the Wuda Ogwa Cultural and Land Restoration Project and the Washakie Water Project, delivering services through offices in Ogden, Utah and Pocatello, Idaho.

Product overview

The Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation operates as a federally recognized tribal government providing comprehensive services to tribal members, including housing assistance, health services, education support, childcare programs, tribal enrollment, and a tribal library. The tribal government also manages several land restoration and infrastructure projects, most notably the Wuda Ogwa Cultural and Land Restoration Project along the Bear River, which aims to restore ancestral lands and establish a Cultural Interpretive Center. Services are delivered through offices in Ogden, Utah (headquarters) and Pocatello, Idaho.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tribal Housing Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,000 acre-feet of water estimated to return to Great Salt Lake annually through Wuda Ogwa restoration

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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No

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Trust for Public Land (TPL) Tribal Lands ProgramcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTrust for Public Land helped the tribe save 26 acres of the Bear River Massacre site in 2003 through donation back to the tribe.
• American West Heritage Center (AWHC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnered with Trust for Public Land to help save 26 acres of the Bear River Massacre site in 2003.
• GSBS ArchitectsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed to Wuda Ogwa land restoration and Cultural Interpretive Center project fundraising.
• State of UtahminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvided funding contributions to Wuda Ogwa land restoration and Cultural Interpretive Center project.
• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day SaintsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDonated to Wuda Ogwa land restoration and Cultural Interpretive Center project. Also historically provided land near Washakie to atone for burning the settlement in 1960.
• Tope TechnologiesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerBusiness venture part of the tribe's economic development projects.
• Bear River Family DentalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerDental clinic business venture part of tribe's economic development, with clinics in Roy, Layton, and Brigham City.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone: Western Shoshone tribal government in Nevada, part of the broader Shoshone Nation and operating a similar suite of member services. Relevant peer on cultural heritage and governmental service structure.
• Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation: Federally recognized tribal nation in northeastern Utah, providing a comparable suite of governmental services (housing, health, education, cultural programs) to enrolled members in an overlapping northern Utah region.
• Shoshone-Bannock Tribes: Federally recognized tribal nation headquartered at Fort Hall, Idaho. As a sister Shoshone tribal government serving members in the same broader Idaho region, it operates an analogous portfolio of housing, health, education, cultural, and economic development programs and is the most directly comparable peer.
• Confederated Tribes of the Goshute Reservation: Small federally recognized tribal nation on the Utah-Nevada border, comparable in scale and profile to NWBSN with a similar mix of housing, health, education, and cultural services for enrolled members.
• Eastern Shoshone Tribe: Sister Shoshone band on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming with the same cultural and linguistic heritage. Operates a similar portfolio of tribal government services and cultural preservation programs.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau of Indian Affairs: Federal agency within DOI responsible for administering federal programs to federally recognized tribes, including trust land management and tribal governance support. Functions as the broad federal incumbent in the tribal government administrative space.
• Indian Health Service: Federal agency within HHS that funds and operates health services for members of federally recognized tribes including NWBSN. Acts as a broad incumbent upstream of the tribe's Contract Health Services and health program funding.

Others

• National Indian Health Board: National nonprofit advocating for tribal health priorities and supporting tribal health program administration. Relevant as an adjacent, enabling organization in the tribal health ecosystem where NWBSN operates.
• National Congress of American Indians: Oldest and largest national organization advocating on behalf of tribal governments. Adjacent peer as the umbrella body through which tribes like NWBSN coordinate policy and intergovernmental advocacy.
• Trust for Public Land: National nonprofit with a Tribal Lands Program that partnered with NWBSN to recover the Bear River Massacre site (26 acres in 2003). Included as an adjacent peer due to its direct role in the tribe's land-back initiatives.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Northwestern-Band-of-the-Shoshone-Nation-100067717722926
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/northwestern-band-of-the-shoshon

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Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Subsidiaries2 records

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