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

Reservation / Colony
Current reservation / colony names are in bold.

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)

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)

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)

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

See Also:

Nevada History for a calendar of events

Nevada Military Records for a list of forts

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. 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