By LORI ANN EDMO
Sho-Ban News
BOISE — There were many highlights organizers say at the Fifteenth Annual Return of the Boise Valley People event June 18 to 21 at Eagle Rock Park and Gowen Field including the fact that 514 participants registered.

Oral history was shared, friendships were renewed, traditional foods were served, and the public was educated about the five Boise Valley tribes – Burns Paiute, Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Paiute Band, Fort McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone, Shoshone-Paiute and the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. (cont.)

By JOSEPH WADSWORTH
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Local Idaho Youth ChalleNGe Academy (IDYCA) Native Graduates Class were recognized June 22 at the Shoshone-Bannock Tribal Business Center Council Chambers.

Cadet graduates include Juanita Rodriguez, Keyorie Ball and O’riah Akee. Kennion Martin is also a graduate but wasn’t present, so he was represented by his grandmother Laurie Kniffin. (cont.)

FORT HALL — The Shoshone Bannock Tribes' Land Use Department continues to monitor Mormon cricket activity across the Fort Hall Reservation while coordinating with state and federal partners to protect Tribal rangelands and agricultural resources.

Mormon crickets are a native insect found throughout the western United States. During outbreak years, their populations can increase rapidly, forming large bands that move across the landscape in search of food. Large infestations can consume grasses, forbs, crops, and other vegetation, reducing forage available for livestock and wildlife and impacting the health of Tribal rangelands. They are also a food sources for many native species according to a press release. (cont.)