Special Indian Agency of Nevada

Indian Tribes Associated With This Agency
Paiute

History
The Special Agency of Nevada was in existence from about 1858 to 1921. It had jurisdiction over the Paiute on the Walker River and Pyramid Lake Reservations. In 1897 the Walker River Reservation was placed under the Carson School.

Records
Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies.

A small amount of correspondence for the Special Agency of Nevada, 1869-1871, is in the Pacific Regional Archives of the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) in San Francisco.