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The Las Vegas Colony is located in [[ | The Las Vegas Colony is located in [[Clark County, Nevada|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 | :Established -- 17 April 1912 | ||
:Agency (BIA) -- [[Southern Paiute Indian Field Office (Utah)|Southern Paiute Field Station]]<br> | :Agency (BIA) -- [[Southern Paiute Indian Field Office (Utah)|Southern Paiute Field Station]]<br> | ||
:Principal tribes -- [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]] | :Principal tribes -- [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]] | ||
:Population -- 1969: Tribal [[ | :Population -- 1969: Tribal [[American Indian Enrollment Records|enrollment]] 51 <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> | ||
== Colony Contact Information == | == Colony Contact Information == | ||
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Las Vegas Colony<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article716.html Available online]</ref><br>1 Paiute Drive<br>Las Vegas, Nevada 89106<br>Telephone: (702)386-3926<br>Fax:(702) 383-4019 | Las Vegas Colony<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article716.html Available online]</ref><br>1 Paiute Drive<br>Las Vegas, Nevada 89106<br>Telephone: (702)386-3926<br>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<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article716.html Available online]</ref>. | |||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||