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Descriptions of Native American reservations in Nevada, and Bureau of Indian Affairs requests for transfer of excess property: correspondence

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1972 to 1973

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Correspondence between Joseph Zuni, Nevada Indian Agency, and attorney Thomas L. Leen describing the Las Vegas Paiute Colony and "allotted" vs. "communal" land. Western Nevada Indian Agency description of land acquisition for the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians. Memorandum to the Commissioner of Indian Affairs from the Chief, Division of Property and Supply Management, on the subject of real property acquisition "by the Bureau for use by Indian Tribes or groups." Letter from Commissioner Thomas M. Thawley to Assistant Secretary of the Interior Richard S. Bodman about requests from the Bureau of Indian Affairs for transfer of excess real property. Letter from Assistant Director Paul H. O'Neill to Commissioner Thomas H. Thawley "concerning the use of excess real property for various Indian programs." Letter from Thomas M. Thawley to Commissioner Louis R. Bruce about pending requests to the General Services Administration (GSA) for the transfer of excess real property. Transfer requests from Bureau of Indian Affairs with descriptions of property requested and proposed use. Letter from Assistant Director Paul H. O'Neill to Thomas M. Thawley about pending excess real property transfer requests. Correspondence between Teaching Assistant Elizabeth Warren and the Nevada Indian Agency asking about the history of reservations in Nevada.

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hln001405
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    hln001405. UNLV Libraries Collection on the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe, approximately 1974-1990. MS-00961. Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Las Vegas, Nevada. http://n2t.net/ark:/62930/d19022v3w

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    English

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