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Las Vegas Indian Colony (Nevada) (view source)
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The Las Vegas Colony is located in Clark County, in southern Nevada. A portion of its land base in within the city limits of Las Vegas, one mile north of downtown Las Vegas, and a portion is northwest of Las Vegas along the Reno-Tonapah Highway near the Mt. Charleston junction. | The Las Vegas Colony is located in Clark County, in southern Nevada. A portion of its land base in within the city limits of Las Vegas, one mile north of downtown Las Vegas, and a portion is northwest of Las Vegas along the Reno-Tonapah Highway near the Mt. Charleston junction. | ||
:Established -- 17 April 1912 | :Established -- 17 April 1912 | ||
:Agency (BIA) -- Southern Paiute Field Station<br> | :Agency (BIA) -- [[Southern_Paiute_Indian_Field_Office_(Utah)|Southern Paiute Field Station]]<br> | ||
:Principal tribes -- [[ | :Principal tribes -- [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]] | ||
:Population -- | :Population -- | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
The Las Vegas Colony was established 17 April 1912 with the purchase of 10 acres. Additional acreage was added in 1983<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article716.html Available online]</ref>. | The Las Vegas Colony was established 17 April 1912 with the purchase of 10 acres. Additional acreage was added in 1983<ref>AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada [http://www.aaanativearts.com/article716.html Available online]</ref>. | ||
== Records == | == Records == | ||