Indigenous Peoples of Nevada

Tribes and Bands of Nevada
Gosiute, Hopi, Koso, Monachi, Navajo, Paiute (Northern and Southern), Panamint, Puebleo, Shoshoni, Te-Moak, Uinat, Ute, Washoe, Zuni

Te-Moak Band of Western Shoshone, Shoshone - Paiute, Yerrington Paiute, Moapa Band of Paiute, South Fork Band

Reference


 * Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington D.: Smithsonian Instituion, Bureau of Ethonology, Bulletin #30 1907.


 * Swanton, John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. ( http://www.accessgenealogy.com ) Smithsonian Instituion, Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin #145.

Reservation / Colony
As identified in the National Atlas of the United States of America, the following reservations are named as current federally-recognized reservations -- Duck Valley, Duckwater, Fallon, Fort McDermitt, Fort Mojave, Goshute, Las Vegas Colony, Moapa River, Pyramid Lake, Reno Sparks, Summit Lake, Te-Moak, Walker River, and Yerington.


 * Battle Mountain Colony: Federal, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, Tribe: Shoshoni
 * Carson Colony: Federal, under jurisdication of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Washoe
 * Dresslerville Colony:  Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency., Tribe: Washoe
 * Duck Valley Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, Tribes: Shoshoni and Piaute
 * Duckwater Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, Tribe: Shoshoni
 * Elko Colony: Federal, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, Tribe: Shoshoni
 * Ely Colony: Federal,, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, tribe: Shoshoni
 * Fallon Colony and Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe Paiute-Shoshoni
 * Fort McDermitt Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribes Piaute and Shoshoni
 * Gosiute Reservation:
 * Las Vegas Colony: Federal, under jurisdiction of Southern Paiute F.S., Tribe: Piaute
 * Lovelock Colony: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Piaute
 * Moapa Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Southern Paiute F.S., Tribe: Piaute
 * Ohwyhee Reservation:
 * Pyramid Lake Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Piaute -- located in Washoe, Storey and Lyon Counties, Nevada. Records of interest to genealogists and family historians are located at the National Archives, the Regional Archives in San Fransisco, at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and at other archives and libraries.
 * Ruby Valley Reservation:
 * Reno-Sparks Colony: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Washoe-Paiute
 * Shoshoni Reservation:
 * South Fork Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, Tribe Shoshone
 * Summit Lake Reservation: ......., under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe Paiute
 * Te-Moak Reservation: State, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, Tribe: Te-Moak
 * Walker River Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Paiute -- located primarily in Mineral County, Nevada, with portions in Lyon and Churchill Counties. Records of interest to genealogists and family historians are located at the National Archives, the Regional Archives in San Fransisco, at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, and at other archives and libraries.
 * Washoe Tribes: State, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Washoe
 * Wells Colony: State, under jurisdiction of Eastern Nevada Agency, Tribe: .....
 * Western Shoshoni Reservation:
 * Winnemucca Colony: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Paiute
 * Yerrington Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Paiute
 * Yomba Reservation: Federal, under jurisdiction of Western Nevada Agency, Tribe: Shoshone

Reference


 * Isaacs, Katherine M., editor. Omni Gazetteer of the United States of America. U.S. Data Sourcebook, Volume 11 Appendices, Bureau of Indian Affairs List of American Indian reservations, Appendix E. Indian Reservation, Omnigraphics. Inc., 1991.

Agencies

 * Fallon Agency
 * Fort Hall Agency
 * Nevada Agency
 * Eastern Nevada Agency, P.O. Box 28, Elko, Nevada 98801
 * South East Nevada Agency or Piute Agency
 * Southern Piaute F.S., Box 986, Cedar City, Utah 84720
 * Walker River Agency
 * Western Nevada Agency, 1300 South Curry Street, Carson City, Nevada 89701
 * Western Shoshoni Agency

Reference


 * Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs,1824-1880: Historical Sketches. Clearwater Publishing Co., Inc., 1974.

Schools

 * Carson/Stewart Indian School
 * Fallon School
 * Fort McDermitt School
 * Lovelocks School
 * Moapa River School
 * Nevada School

Other Repositories

 * Inter Tribal Council of Nevada, 806 Holman Way, Sparks, NV 89431

See Also:
Nevada History for a calendar of events

Nevada Military Records for a list of forts

Family History Library
Tribal census rolls, probate records, school records, tribal court records, a few vital records, and other records for Nevada are available. The Family History Library has a few of these records.


 * Nevada Superintendency of Indian Affairs Records 1869-1870 M 837. These records have been microfilmed.  To see the film description and the film numbers, go to
 * Census rolls for 1909, 1925-1939 for the Paiute, Shoshoni and Washoe are available on microfilm. Go to
 * A typescript of the Pyramid Lake Paiute tribe census (not dated) may be read on microfilm. Go to
 * Fallon Paiute Indians census rolls for1 909-1924 (includes Fallon Agency and Lovelock Day School) are microfilmed.  Go to

Many of the records are at the National Archives—Pacific Sierra Region (San Bruno). The National Archives — Pacific Sierra Region 1000 Commodore Drive San Bruno, CA 94066-2350 Telephone: 650-876-9001 Fax: (650) 876-9233 E-mail: [mailto:sanbruno.archives@nara.gov sanbruno.archives@nara.gov] Web site: http://www.archives.gov/facilities/ca/san_francisco.html Online Resources http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/nevada/index.htm http://indiancommission.state.nv.us/ http://www.unr.edu/nnap/NT/nt_main.htm