Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation

United States American Indians  Shoshone Indians  Nevada  Oregon  Indians of Nevada  Indians of Oregon  

The Fort McDermitt Reservation is located on the Nevada-Oregon border, partly in Humboldt County, Nevada and partly in Malheur County, Oregon. It is about 75 miles north of Winnemucca, Nevada.


 * Established -- 13 November 1940
 * Agency (BIA) -- Western Nevada Agency
 * Principal tribes -- Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
 * Population -- 1969: Enrolled 500

History
The Fort McDermitt Reservation was established 17 January 1936 by act of Congress (49 Stat. 1094). Other parcels of land were added in 1936, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1956, 1957, 1960, and 1973.

Land Records
Land: Tribally owned-Nevada 16,381 acres. Tribally owned-Oregon 18,269. Alloted: 145 acres

Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-laws of the Fort McDermitt Paiute and Shoshone Tribe, Nevada