Their traditional lands include northern Nevada, southeastern Oregon, southern Idaho, and western Wyoming.

[8] The horse gave the tribe a greater range, from Oregon to northern Nevada,[2] southern Idaho,[9] and western Wyoming.

Their petroglyphs date back before European contact, and, after the introduction of glass beads, they transferred their geometric design to beadwork.

[11] Prior to the late 19th century, Bannock people fished for salmon on the Snake River in Idaho and in the fall, they hunted buffalo herds.

After the war, the Bannock moved onto the Fort Hall Indian Reservation with the Northern Shoshone and gradually their tribes merged.