The Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone,[2] based in central Nevada in the high desert Railroad Valley, in northern Nye County.

[1] Their autonym is Tsaidüka in their Shoshoni language, meaning "Eaters of tule.

[1] The reservation was established in 1940, when the tribe purchased the 3,272-acre (13.24 km2) Florio Ranch and 21 families moved onto the land.

[1] In October 2016 the federal government put into trust for the tribe approximately 31,269 acres (127 km2) acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land in Nevada, in order to expand their reservation and give them a more sustainable base.

[4] Traditionally, this band of Shoshone, a Great Basin tribe, hunted near Railroad Valley in the summer and lived in conical-shaped houses in the mountains in the winter.

They hunted ducks, sage grouse, prairie dogs, rabbits, ground squirrels, deer, and other big game.

The US Fish and Wildlife Service has awarded the tribe three grants to restore Railroad Valley springfish, a threatened species.

[5] Each June, the tribe celebrates its annual Duckwater Festival, with a powwow, barbecue, handgames, and other events.

[12] Prior to loss of Native American students, the school district provided heated lunches, and there were two teachers instead of one.