List of Indian reservations in Nevada explained
This is a list of Indian reservations and Indian colonies in the U.S. state of Nevada.
List of Reservations and Colonies
| Official Name | Ethnicity | data-sort-type="number" | Pop. | data-sort-type="number" | Area
(Acres) | County(s) | Notes |
|---|
| Duck Valley Indian Reservation | Northern Paiute, Western Shoshone | 1,265[1] | 288,000 | Elko | Reservation extends into Owyhee County, Idaho. |
| Duckwater Reservation | Western Shoshone | 288[2] | 3,815 | Nye | |
| Ely Shoshone Indian Reservation | Western Shoshone | 133 | 104.99 | White Pine | |
| Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Reservation | Northern Paiute, Western Shoshone | 620 | 5,540 | Churchill | |
| Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation | Northern Paiute, Western Shoshone | 689 | 16,354 | Humboldt | Reservation extends into Malheur County, Oregon. |
| Fort Mojave Indian Reservation | Mohave | -- | 5,582 | Clark | Reservation extends into San Bernardino County, California and Mohave County, Arizona. |
| Goshute Reservation | Goshute | 539 | 122,085 | White Pine | Reservation extends into Juab and Tooele Counties in Utah. |
| Las Vegas Indian Colony | Southern Paiute | 71 | 3,850 | Clark | |
| Lovelock Indian Colony | Northern Paiute | 110 | 20 | Pershing | |
| Moapa River Indian Reservation | Southern Paiute | 206 | 71,954 | Clark | |
| Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation | Northern Paiute | 1,603 | 475,008 | Lyon, Storey, Washoe | |
| Reno-Sparks Indian Colony | Washoe, Paiute and Shoshone | 1,100[3] | 1,948 | Washoe | |
| Summit Lake Indian Reservation | Northern Paiute | 112 | 12,573 | Humboldt | |
| Te-Moak Tribe | Western Shoshone | 2,096 | 20,005.1 | Elko, Lander | Includes Battle Mountain Colony, Elkon Colony, South Fork Colony and Wells Colony. |
| Walker River Indian Reservation | Northern Paiute | 853 | 529.97 | Churchill, Lyon, Mineral | |
| Washoe Tribe | Washoe | 1,116 | 64,300 | Douglas | Includes Carson Colony, Dresslerville Colony, Stewart Community and Washoe Ranch.
The tribe also maintains a colony in Alpine County, California. |
| Winnemucca Indian Colony | Northern Paiute, Western Shoshone | 17 | 320 | Humboldt | |
| Yerington Reservation and Trust Lands | Northern Paiute | 659 | 1,653 | Lyon | Includes Campbell Ranch and Yerington Colony. |
| Yomba Reservation | Western Shoshone | 192 | 4,718.46 | Nye | | |
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Archived copy . 2017-12-10 . 2015-02-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150209143051/http://www.census.gov/aian/census_2000/census_2000_data_for_539_tribes.html . dead .
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .
- http://www.rsic.org/ Reno-Sparks Indian Colony website
