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Chief Tahgee celebrates new building with open house
By LORI ANN EDMO
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Students and staff at the Chief Tahgee Elementary Academy have a new permanent home with the opening of their new school.
An open house for students, parents and guardians was conducted January 5 where they were able to view the new classrooms, office space, cafeteria, etc.
Jessica Williams, CTEA director of school programs, said the building reflects their mission to honor Shoshoni language, culture and identity while supporting for academic growth. “It is a space designed not only for learning, but for gathering, celebrating culture, and strengthening connections between school, families, and community,” she said. (cont.)
In other news...
FORT HALL — On January 6, 2026 the Fort Hall Business Council, acting as the Tribes’ Fish & Game Commission, approved an extension of the 2025-2026 Big Game Season to provide additional subsistence hunting opportunities and help manage the abundant elk herd on the Reservation, for the following species and timeframes, specifically. (cont.)
FORT HALL — Following a landmark 2025 book tour that reached over 3,000 students and community members, Shoshone-Bannock tribal member Randy’L He-Dow Teton has been named a distinguished speaker for the Idaho Humanities Council (IHC) ‘A250 Speakers Bureau.’
Selected as one of only four experts statewide, Teton will serve as the sole Native American voice in the specialized bureau, according to an IHC press release, which commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. The initiative aims to explore Idaho’s diverse history through the perspectives of world-class experts in history, law, and Indigenous knowledge. (cont.)
