Las Vegas Indian Colony (Nevada)

The Las Vegas Colony is located in Clark County, in southern Nevada. A portion of its land base in within the city limits of Las Vegas, one mile north of downtown Las Vegas, and a portion is northwest of Las Vegas along the Reno-Tonapah Highway near the Mt. Charleston junction.


 * Established -- 17 April 1912
 * Agency (BIA) -- Southern Paiute Field Station
 * Principal tribes -- Paiute
 * Population -- 1969: Tribal enrollment 51

Colony Contact Information
Las Vegas Colony 1 Paiute Drive Las Vegas, Nevada 89106 Telephone: (702)386-3926 Fax:(702) 383-4019

History
The Las Vegas Colony was established 17 April 1912 with the purchase of 10 acres. Additional acreage was added in 1983.

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
Wikipedia article