Yomba Indian Reservation (Nevada)

The Yomba Reservation is located in Nye County, approximately fifty-five miles south of Austin at Reese River, in central Nevada.


 * Established -- 18 June 1934
 * Agency (BIA) -- Western Nevada Agency
 * Principal tribes -- The Yomba Band of Western Shoshone
 * Population -- 1969: Tribal enrollment 100 est.

History
The Yomba Reservation was established on by authorization of the Indian Organization Act (48 Stat. 984) Other parcels of land were added in 1937, 1940, and 1941.

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

Web Sites

 * Constitutions and By-Laws of the Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation Nevada