Fort Bidwell Indian Community

Guide to Northern Paiute ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.

The Fort Bidwell Indian Community is a federally-recognized tribal entity and is primarily associated with the Fort Bidwell Reservation in California.

Tribal Headquarters
Fort Bidwell Paiute Indian Reservation P.O. Box 129 Fort Bidwell, CA 96112 Phone: 1.530.279.6310 Fax: 1.530.279.2233

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
 * [[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]

Reservations
This community is primarily associated with the Fort Bidwell Reservation in California.

Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-Laws of the Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation California
 * Fort Bidwell Indian Community of the Fort Bidwell Reservation of California Wikipedia

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