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The Winnemucca Colony is located near Winnemucca, in Humboldt County in western Nevada. | The Winnemucca Colony is located near Winnemucca, in Humboldt County in western Nevada. | ||
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:Established -- 18 June 1917 | :Established -- 18 June 1917 | ||
:Agency (BIA) -- [[Western Nevada Indian Agency (Nevada)|Western Nevada Agency]]<br> | :Agency (BIA) -- [[Western Nevada Indian Agency (Nevada)|Western Nevada Agency]]<br> | ||
:Principal tribes -- | :Principal tribes -- Shoshone | ||
:Population -- | |||
:Tribal Chairman-William Bill (Acting) per Tribal ByLaws Article I, Section 1,2 and 3. Order of succession. | |||
:Tribes Constitution And Bylaws-Approved March 5, 1971 | |||
:Population -- 42 | |||
== Colony Contact Information == | == Colony Contact Information == | ||
Winnemucca Colony | Winnemucca Indian Colony Of Nevada<br>322 W. 6th Street | ||
Winnemucca, Nv 89445 | |||
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P.O. Box 1797 | |||
<br> | Woodbridge, Ca 95258 <br> | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Winnemucca Colony of | The Winnemucca Colony of Nevada was established 18 June 1917 by Executive Order by President Woodrow Wilson 8 February 1918. Additional acreage was added in 1918 and 1928<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article721.html Available online]</ref>. The Winnemucca Indian Colony of Nevada is a Federal Recognized Tribe and (IRA) Indian Re-Organization Act 1934 and also still a Corporate Charter Section 17. | ||
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