Bannock Power County, Idaho
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Bannock: The mapped location is an approximation and should not be used for navigation or wayfinding.
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General information on Bannock
- Feature Type: Place
Official, historical, colloquial and alternative toponyms for Bannock
A brief list of names that this geographic feature has been named
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| Bannock | Official |
Origin Notes and History of Bannock
References to Bannock that document the origin of its place name
BANNACK.— This name is derived from a tribe of Indians that belong to the Shoshonean family (q.v.). The word is of Shoshoni origin and means "Bamp," "hair" and "naek," "a backward motion," alluding to the manner in which the tribe wore a tuft of hair thrown back from the forehead. "Bamp-naek" was changed to the more euphonious word "Bannack" and is an entirely different word from Bannock (q.v.), which latter is a Scotch word and is always misapplied when used in reference to this tribe of Indians. They call themselves "Panaita," which they claim means "Southern People." Their habitat was the country lying between Raft River (q.v.) and the Portneuf Mountains (q.v.), ceded to them by treaty with Chief Pokatello (q.v.). They were a proud but quarrelsome people; tall, slender and a lighter complexion than the Shoshonis (q.v.), and while averse to manual labor, yet were the bravest Indians of the Rocky Mountain region; they were ofttimes heartless, cruel and bloodthirsty. The men were among the finest looking of their race; the women being noted as the ugliest of western tribes. The country occupied by them lay athwart both the Oregon and Overland trails (7. r.). By various treaties they are now on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation (q.v.) —REES, History of Lemhi County,
BANNOCK.—This word is of Scotch origin and means a thick cake made of oatmeal, baked over the fire. The name is generally used for Bannack (q.v.), although when so used is misapplied.
Last updated: 2016-11-26