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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  ===
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  ==


==== [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]]  ====
==== [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]]  ====
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*[[Carson Indian Colony (Nevada)|Carson Colony]]  
*[[Carson Indian Colony (Nevada)|Carson Colony]]  
*[[Dresslerville Indian Colony (Nevada)|Dresslerville Colony]]  
*[[Dresslerville Indian Colony (Nevada)|Dresslerville Colony]]  
*[[Reno-Sparks Indian Colony|Reno Sparks Colony]]  
*[[Reno Sparks Indian Colony (Nevada)|Reno Sparks Colony]]  
*[[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 ===
== Agency Headquarters ==


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>  
Western Nevada Agency<br>Carson City, Nevada 89706<br>Phone:(702) 887-3500
 
*[[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]]


=== References ===
== Records ==


<references />
== References  ==


*''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.  

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Agency Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Western Nevada Agency
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone:(702) 887-3500


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 Phoenix Area Office.

Indian Tribes, Reservations and Colonies Associated With This Agency[edit | edit source]

Paiute[edit | edit source]

Shoshone[edit | edit source]

Washoe[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

The Western Nevada Agency was previously known as the Carson Valley Agency.

Agency Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Western Nevada Agency
Carson City, Nevada 89706
Phone:(702) 887-3500

Records[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  • American Indians: A Select Catalog of National Archives Microfilm Publications. Washington DC: National Archives Trust Fund Board, National Archives and Records Administration, 1998.
  • Hill, Edward E. (comp.). Guide to Records in the National Archives of the United States Relating to American Indians. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration, 1981.
  • Hill, Edward E. The Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880: Historical Sketches. New York, New York: Clearwater Publishing Company, Inc., 1974.
  • Historical Sketches for Jurisdictional and Subject Headings Used for the Letters Received by the Office of Indian Affairs, 1824-1880. National Archives Microcopy T1105.
  • Preliminary Inventory No. 163: Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Washington DC: National Archives and Records Services. Available online