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The Fort McDermitt Reservation is located on the Nevada-Oregon border, partly in [[Humboldt_County,_Nevada|Humboldt]] County, Nevada and partly in [[Malheur_County,_Oregon|Malheur County]], Oregon. It is about 75 miles north of Winnemucca, Nevada.  
The Fort McDermitt Reservation is located on the Nevada-Oregon border, partly in [[Humboldt County, Nevada|Humboldt]] County, Nevada and partly in [[Malheur County, Oregon|Malheur County]], Oregon. It is about 75 miles north of Winnemucca, Nevada.  


:Established -- 13 November 1940  
:Established -- 13 November 1940  
:Agency (BIA) -- [[Western Nevada Indian Agency (Nevada)|Western Nevada Agency]]<br>
:Agency (BIA) -- [[Western Nevada Indian Agency (Nevada)|Western Nevada Agency]]<br>
:Principal tribes -- [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]]-[[Shoshone Indians|Shoshone]] Tribe  
:Principal tribes -- [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]]-[[Shoshone Indians|Shoshone]] Tribe  
:Population -- 1969: [[American_Indian_Enrollment_Records|Enrolled]] 500
:Population -- 1969: [[American Indian Enrollment Records|Enrolled]] 500 <ref> Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y.  McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FHL book 970.1 In2 </ref>


== History  ==
== History  ==
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== Records  ==
== Records  ==


Land records: Tribally owned-NEvada 16,381 acres&nbsp; Tribally owned-Oregon 18,269. [[American_Indian_Allotment_Records|Alloted:]] 145 acres  
Land records: Tribally owned-NEvada 16,381 acres&nbsp; Tribally owned-Oregon 18,269. [[American Indian Allotment Records|Alloted:]] 145 acres  


== Web Sites  ==
== Web Sites  ==
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