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Digger Indians is a somewhat derogatory general term applied to several tribes or groups of Native Americans who lived in the Great Basin area of the United States. It referred to those who dug roots for food and was often applied to various groups of the [[Paiute Indians|Paiute Indians]] who lived in eastern and central California, western and southern[[Indians_of_Nevada|Nevada]], eastern [[Indians_of_Oregon|Oregon]], southern[[Indians_of_Idaho|Idaho]], southern[[Indians_of_Utah|Utah]], and northwestern[[Indians_of_Arizona|Arizona]]<ref>Info Please article [http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0815504.html online]</ref><ref>Wikipedia article about the Paiute Indians [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paiute online]</ref>. The term has occasionally been applied to members or groups of other tribes who dug roots for subsistence.<br> | |||
=== History === | |||
=== Agencies === | |||
=== Records === | |||
<br> | 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:<br> | ||
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]] | |||
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]] | |||
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]] | |||
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]] | |||
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | |||
=== Important Web Sites === | |||
=== Bibliography === | |||
== References == | === References === | ||
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[[Category: | [[Category:California_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Nevada_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Oregon_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Idaho_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Utah_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Arizona_Indian_Tribes]] | ||