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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.  
Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and other agency records.  


=== Tribal Headquarters ===
===Tribal Headquarters===


Duckwater Shoshone Tribe<br>P.O Box 140068<br>Duckwater NV 89314<br><br>Phone: 1.775.863.0227<br>Fax: 1.775.863.0301
'''Duckwater Shoshone Tribe'''<br>P.O Box 140068<br>Duckwater NV 89314<br>Phone: 775-863-0227<br>Email: tribal.manager@duckwatertribe.org<br>[http://www.duckwatertribe.org/ Website]


=== History ===
===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<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article712.html Available online]</ref>.


==== Brief Timeline ====
====Brief Timeline====


==== Reservations ====
====Reservations====


This band of the Shoshone Tribe is primarily associated with the [[Duckwater Indian Reservation (Nevada)|Duckwater Reservation]] in Nevada.  
This band of the Shoshone Tribe is primarily associated with the Duckwater Reservation in Nevada.  


=== Records ===
The Duckwater Reservation is located in [[Nye County, Nevada Genealogy|Nye]] County, about 20 miles northwest of the town of Currant, in east-central Nevada.
 
{{Block indent|Established -- 13 November 1940}}
{{Block indent|Agency (BIA) -- [[Eastern Nevada Indian Agency (Nevada)|Eastern Nevada Agency]]<br />}}
{{Block indent|Principal tribes -- Duckwater [[Shoshone Indians|Shoshone]] Tribe}}
{{Block indent|Population -- 1969: Tribal [[American Indian Enrollment Records|enrollment]] 150 <ref>Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y.  McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2</ref>}}
 
===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>  


*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]  
*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]  
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]  
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]  
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]  
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]  
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]  
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]


=== Websites ===
=== Land Records ===
Land is tribally owned.
 
===Websites===


*[http://www.tribalresourcecenter.org/ccfolder/duckwater_shoshone_const.htm Constitution] of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada  
*[http://www.tribalresourcecenter.org/ccfolder/duckwater_shoshone_const.htm Constitution] of the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe of the Duckwater Reservation, Nevada
*Shoshone Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshone Wikipedia]
*Shoshone Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshone Wikipedia]


=== For Further Reading ===
===For Further Reading===


For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  
For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  


=== References ===
===References===


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[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Nevada]]

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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[1].

Brief Timeline

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 [2]

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:

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.

References

  1. AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada Available online
  2. Indian Reservations A State and Federal Handbook. Compiled by The Confederation of American Indians, New York, N.Y. McFarland and Co. Inc., Jefferson, North Carolina, c. 1986. FS Library book 970.1 In2