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The Moapa River Reservation is located in [[ | The Moapa River Reservation is located in [[Clark County, Nevada|Clark County]], 8 miles west of Glendale, Nevada near the junction of State Route 168 and Interstate 15, about 55 miles northeast of Las Vegas. | ||
:Established -- 12 March 1873 | :Established -- 12 March 1873 | ||
: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 -- [[ | :Principal tribes -- [[Chemehuevi Indians|Chemehuevi]], [[Kaibab-Paiute Tribe, Arizona (Tribe)|Kaibab]], Pawipits, [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]], and Shivwits | ||
:Population -- 1969: | :Population -- 1969: Tribal [[American Indian Enrollment Records|enrollment<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1351882032587_854" />]] 350. <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> | ||
== Reservation Contact Information == | |||
Moapa Reservation<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article718.html Available online]</ref><br>P.O. Box 340<br>Moapa, Nevada 89025<br>Telephone: (702) 865-2787<br>Fax:(702) 865-2875 | |||
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== History == | == History == | ||
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The Moapa Reservation was established 12 March 1873 by Executive Order. Adjustments to the reservation were made in 1874, 1875, and 1980<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article718.html Available online]</ref>. | The Moapa Reservation was established 12 March 1873 by Executive Order. Adjustments to the reservation were made in 1874, 1875, and 1980<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article718.html Available online]</ref>. | ||
== | == Records == | ||
'''Land Records:''' Total acres 1,174 acres. Approximately 616 acres were [[American_Indian_Allotment_Records|allotted]] to Indian residents; in 1941 all allotted lands were restored to tribal status by relinquishment by the owners . | |||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||