Duckwater Shoshone Tribe

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Duckwater Shoshone Tribe

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Guide to Duckwater Shoshone Tribe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.

Tribal Headquarters

Duckwater Shoshone Tribe
P.O Box 140068
Duckwater NV 89314
Phone: 775-863-0227
Email: tribal.manager@duckwatertribe.org
Website

History

The Duckwater Reservation was established 13 November 1940 by authority of Section 5, Indian Reorganization Act, with additional acreage added in 1943 and 1955.

Reservations

This band of the Shoshone Tribe is primarily associated with the Duckwater Reservation in Nevada.

The Duckwater Reservation is located in Nye County, about 20 miles northwest of the town of Currant, in east-central Nevada.

Established -- 13 November 1940

Agency (BIA) -- Eastern Nevada Agency

Principal tribes -- Duckwater Shoshone Tribe

Population -- 1969: Tribal enrollment 150

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:

• Allotment records
• Annuity rolls
• Census records
• Correspondence
• Health records
• Reports
• School census and records
• Vital records

Land Records

Land is tribally owned.

Websites

• Constitution of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada
• Shoshone Tribe Wikipedia

For Further Reading

For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see For Further Reading.