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[[Image:Digger Hesquiat-root-digger.jpg|thumb|right]] | [[Image:Digger Hesquiat-root-digger.jpg|thumb|right|Digger Hesquiat-root-digger.jpg]]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> | ||
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=== Records === | |||
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> | 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> | ||
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*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | *[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]] | ||
=== Important Web Sites === | === Important Web Sites === | ||
=== Bibliography === | === Bibliography === | ||
=== References === | === References === | ||
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[[Category:California_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Nevada_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Oregon_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Idaho_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Utah_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Arizona_Indian_Tribes]] | [[Category:California_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Nevada_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Oregon_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Idaho_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Utah_Indian_Tribes]] [[Category:Arizona_Indian_Tribes]] | ||
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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 who lived in eastern and central California, western and southernNevada, eastern Oregon, southernIdaho, southernUtah, and northwesternArizona[1][2]. The term has occasionally been applied to members or groups of other tribes who dug roots for subsistence.
History[edit | edit source]
Agencies[edit | edit source]
Records[edit | edit source]
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:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records