Washoe Tribe
United States 
Indigenous Peoples of the US Nevada, United States Genealogy Indigenous Peoples of Nevada Washoe Tribe
Various Spellings: Washoe, Wasco
Population: 1990: 1,520
Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]
Washoe Tribe of Nevada & California
919 Highway 395 South
Gardnerville, NV 89410
Phone: 1.775.265.4191
Fax: 1.775.265.6240
- Wahoe Tribe of Nevada and California Official Website
History[edit | edit source]
Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]
- 1825: Jebediah Smith
- 1850: Trading posts in Washoe territory
- 1855 June 25, with the Wallawalla and Waco
- 1857: Potato War
- 1858: Comstock Lode
- 1860: Pyramid Lake War with the Northern Paiute
- 1860: Northern Paiute conquered the Washo
- 1865 November 15, Middle Oregon Tribes
- 1917: Land set aside for the Wahoe near Carson City, Nevada became the Carson Colony
- ----Dresslerville Colony and Reno-Sparks Colony
- 1924: Granted U.S. citizenship
- 1935: Constitution
- 1936: Federally recognized as the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
- 1966: 795 acres Wahoe Ranch
Additional References to the Tribe[edit | edit source]
Reservation[edit | edit source]
A tract of land set aside for occupation and use by American Indians.
Bands of the Washoe Tribe[edit | edit source]
The term or designation of Washoe Indians is a broad categorization of several bands within the group so named. For the most part, they have historically lived on the east side of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, near Reno, Nevada and the Lake Tahoe area of California. Some of the bands or groups of Washoe include:
- Carson Colony (Nevada)
- Dresslerville Colony (Nevada)
- Reno Sparks Colony (Nevada) of Paiute and Washoe Indians
- Stewart Colony (Nevada)
- Woodfords Colony (California)
Records[edit | edit source]
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:
- Allotment records
- Annuity rolls
- Census records
- Correspondence
- Health records
- Reports
- School census and records
- Vital records
Correspondence and Census[edit | edit source]
| Tribe | Agency | Location of Original Records |
Pre-1880 Correspondence M 234 RG 75 Rolls Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls Roll Number |
FHL Film Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washoe | Oregon Superintendency,1842-80 | Washington D.C. | 607-30 | - | - | - |
| Washoe | Utah and Nevada Superintendencies | Washington D.C. | 896-906, 538-45 | - | - | - |
| Washoe | Walker River Agency | San Francisco | - | - | 631 | Films: 583088-583093 |
Treaties[edit | edit source]
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Constitution and Bylaws of the Washoe Tribe of Nevada and California
- Wahoe Tribe of Nevada and California Official Website
- Washoe People Wikipedia
- A Guide to the Washoe Indians Research Papers of Warren L. d'Azevedo, Collection No. 99-39
Bibliography[edit | edit source]
- California Indians and Their Reservations: An Online Dictionary. Available online.
