Yahandeka

Yahandeka, or groundhog eaters, was a name applied to Shoshone communities in several parts of the interior, including the Boise River country. The name reflects the value of the marmot as food, though people also fished and gathered roots and seeds. The Boise and neighbouring Payette rivers descend from the mountains to the Snake, joining upland valleys to the drier plain. Shoshone and Northern Paiute communities lived in this region and shared routes and resources across its river valleys.