Colorado River Indian Tribes

Guide to Colorado River Native American ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.

Tribal Headquarters
Colorado River Indian Tribes 26600 Mohave Road Parker, AZ 85344 Phone: 928.669.1281 Fax: 928.669.1391

History
The Colorado River Indian Tribes include four distinct Tribes - the Mohave, Chemehuevi, Hopi and Navajo. There are currently about 3,500 active Tribal members.

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 * Mohave
 * Chemehuevi
 * Hopi
 * Navajo Nation, Arizona (Tribe)

Reservations
These tribes are primarily associated with the Colorado River Indian Tribes, Arizona (Reservation)

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Websites

 * Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc., Colorado River Indian Tribes
 * Economic Development Research Program, Arizona's Native American Tribes
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes Library/Archives
 * Parker Area Chamber of Commerce, The Colorado River Indian Reservation

For Further Reading
For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see For Further Reading.


 * Colorado River Indian Tribes. Constitution and Bylaws of the Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California. S.l: s.n.], 1975.
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes. Constitution and by-Laws of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Of the Colorado River Reservation, Arizona and California. Including the Indian Reorganization Act Law and Order Code Land Code Tribal Ordinances Legal Forms and Secretarial Regulation Governing Settlement of the Southern Reserve. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. print. off.], 1974.
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes. Manataba Messenger. Parker, Ariz: CRIT Communications &amp; Graphic Dept., Colorado River Indian Tribes, 1980.
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes. History of Planning Project to Secure Beneficial Ownership of the Colorado River Reservation by Congressional Action, 1958-1959. 1959.
 * United States. Colorado River Indian Tribes. Parker, Ariz: Colorado River Agency, 1975.
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes Newsletter. Parker, Ariz: Colorado River Indian Tribes, 1982.
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California. Colorado River Indian Reservation : a Guide Through the Past, an Introduction to the Present, and Our Plans for the Future! [Parker, Ariz.]: Colorado River Indian Tribes, 2000.
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and California. Smoke Signals. Parker, Ariz: Colorado River Indian Tribes, 1956-1980, 1956.
 * Colorado River Indian Tribes, and Ralph Whitney Johnson. Colorado River. Seattle, Wash: Marian Gould Gallagher Law Library, University of Washington School of Law], 1988.
 * Dutton, Bertha P. The Ranchería Peoples. The Colorado River Indian Tribes. Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1900.