Fort Hall Business Council

Fort Hall Business Council.

TThe Fort Hall Business Council is the governing body of the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes. The Council was established under the Tribes' Constitution & Bylaws, which was approved by the Tribes and ratified by the federal government in 1937 under the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. The Council consists of seven members, each elected for staggered two-year terms.

2025-2026 Fort Hall Business Council from left, Council member Nathan Small, Secretary Devon Boyer, Vice Chairman Lee Juan Tendoy, Chairwoman Donna Thompson, Treasurer Ladd Edmo, Sergeant at Arms Ronald Todd Appenay, and Council member Russell Haskett.

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Serving the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes.

Serving as a Fort Hall Business Council member is a full time, paid position. The duties of the Council include the oversight of governmental services and economic development on the reservation; negotiating with federal, state and local government officials on all activities affecting the Tribes, the reservation and the Tribes' off-reservation treaty areas; managing tribal lands.

In recent years, the primary focus of the Council has been overseeing the growth of the Tribes' economic prosperity; protecting the Tribes' off-reservation treaty rights; enacting tribal laws to ensure protection of reservation land, water and air and human health; strengthening public safety; promoting wellness; expanding its tribal farming operations. Each council member is also assigned to meet regularly with one of the five reservation districts to provide information and to obtain feedback on the activities of the Council. The five districts include Gibson, Fort Hall, Ross Fork, Lincoln Creek and Bannock Creek.

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Chairwoman, Donna Thompson

Vice-Chairman, Lee Juan Tendoy

Treasurer, Ladd Edmo

Secretary, Devon Boyer

Sgt of Arms, Ronald Todd Appenay

Council Member, Nathan Small

Council Member, Russell D. Haskett

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District Representatives.

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Fort Hall District: Devon Boyer and Lee Juan Tendoy

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Gibson District: Nathan Small and Ladd Edmo

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Ross Fork District: Ronald Todd Appenay

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Bannock Creek District: Russell D. Haskett

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Lincoln Creek District: Donna Thompson

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We are located just off Interstate 15, Exit 80 and down Agency Road in the Tribal Business Center

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