Western Nevada Indian Agency (Nevada)

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Agency Headquarters

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

Paiute

• Fort McDermitt Reservation
• Summit Lake Reservation
• Walker River Reservation
• Yerington Colony

Shoshone

• Fallon Colony and Reservation
• Fort McDermitt Reservation
• Yomba Reservation

Washoe

• Carson Colony
• Dresslerville Colony
• Reno Sparks Colony
• Stewart Colony

History

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

Records

Agencies and subagencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value (for the tribe and tribal members) were created by and maintained by the agencies.

References

• 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