Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation
United States 
Indigenous Peoples of the US Shoshone Indians Nevada Oregon Indians of Nevada Indians of Oregon Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation
The Fort McDermitt Reservation is located on the Nevada-Oregon border, partly in Humboldt County, Nevada and partly in Malheur County, Oregon. It is about 75 miles north of Winnemucca, Nevada.
- Established -- 13 November 1940
- Agency (BIA) -- Western Nevada Agency
- Principal tribes -- Paiute-Shoshone Tribe
- Population -- 1969: Enrolled 500 [1]
History
The Fort McDermitt Reservation was established 17 January 1936 by act of Congress (49 Stat. 1094). Other parcels of land were added in 1936, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1956, 1957, 1960, and 1973[2].
Records
Land Records
Land: Tribally owned-Nevada 16,381 acres.
Tribally owned-Oregon 18,269. Alloted: 145 acres
Websites
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ AAA NativeArts.com, a web site celebrating American Indian Tribes of the US and Canada Available online
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