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== Agency Headquarters == | === Agency Headquarters === | ||
Western Nevada Agency<br>Carson City, Nevada 89706<br>Phone:(702) 887-3500 | Western Nevada Agency<br>Carson City, Nevada 89706<br>Phone:(702) 887-3500 | ||
<br> The Western Nevada Agency is a currently operating agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, located at Carson City, Nevada. Its supervising office is the [[Area Offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs|Phoenix Area Office]]. | |||
=== Indian Tribes, Reservations and Colonies Associated With This Agency === | |||
== Indian Tribes, Reservations and Colonies Associated With This Agency == | |||
==== [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]] ==== | ==== [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]] ==== | ||
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*[[Stewart Indian Colony (Nevada)|Stewart Colony]] | *[[Stewart Indian Colony (Nevada)|Stewart Colony]] | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
The Western Nevada Agency was previously known as the [[Carson Valley Indian Agency (Nevada)|Carson Valley Agency]]. | The Western Nevada Agency was previously known as the [[Carson Valley Indian Agency (Nevada)|Carson Valley Agency]]. | ||
== | === Records === | ||
Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. '''Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies'''. | |||
== | === References === | ||
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*''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | *''American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications''. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998. | ||