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Pages in category "Native American tribes in Nevada" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total. ... Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California;
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony: Washoe, Paiute and Shoshone: 1,100 [3] 1,948 Washoe: Summit Lake Indian Reservation: Northern Paiute: 112 [2] 12,573 Humboldt: Te-Moak Tribe: Western Shoshone: 2,096 [2] 20,005.1 Elko, Lander: Includes Battle Mountain Colony, Elkon Colony, South Fork Colony and Wells Colony. Walker River Indian Reservation: Northern ...
Serrell Smokey, chairman, Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California, is on the right. The only community in California, Woodfords Community is located near Markleeville. Its Washoe name is "Hung A Lel Ti." It includes the Woodfords Indian Education Center and a community center. Their five community representatives are chaired by DeAnn Roberts. [12]
According to Indian Affairs 1859 in Utah there were 4,500 Shoshones. Indian Affairs 1866 reported in Utah 4,500 eastern Bannock and Shoshone intermingled and 3,800 western and northwestern Shoshone as well as 2,000 Shoshone in Nevada and 2,500 Shoshone in Idaho, as well as an unspecified number in Oregon.
Seeing the tribe's dispossession, on December 30, 1911 Helen J. Stewart, owner of the pre-railroad Las Vegas Rancho, deeded 10 acres (4.0 ha) of spring-fed downtown Las Vegas land to the Paiutes, creating the Las Vegas Indian Colony. Until 1983 this was the tribe's only communal land, forming a small "town within a town" in downtown Las Vegas. [2]
The Nevada Indian Commission is a Nevada state agency division that studies matters affecting the social and economic welfare and well-being of American Indians residing in Nevada. The division is part of the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs . [ 1 ]
These Indians tried to maintain some of their old ways by building traditional homes, sometimes with modern materials, in camps in urban areas, often near the Truckee River. In 1917, the federal government purchased 20 acres for $6,000 for non-reservation Indians of Nevada and for homeless Indians. This land is the core of the present-day Colony.
The Fort Mohave Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation along the Colorado River, currently encompassing 23,669 acres (95.79 km 2) in Arizona, 12,633 acres (51.12 km 2) in California, and 5,582 acres (22.59 km 2) in the southernmost point of Nevada.