Native Americans living near Moapa and Pahrump Valley, Nevada: United States Indian Service correspondence

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INDIAN 'OFFICE.
CAUTION! FILES.

Positively no papers to be added to or taken from this file, except by an employee of the Mails and Files Division.

By order of

- E. B. MERITT,

Asst. Commissioner.

Washington, D. C. Sir

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DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

UNITED STATES INDIAN SERVICE

71-19 Moapa, Nevada, Aug. 26 1913. Commissioner of Indian Affairs,

I have the honor to reply to the office letter dated Aug. 20th, Ed- L & 0 64549-13 ,T R V requesting more infor-

-ation regarding the Indians In this section who are not on the reservation.

The census list contains 113 names of the Indiana living on the reservation and under tribal jurisdiction.

Aside from these there are- over 200 Indians living "between Moapa and PuhrumpValley near the California line who, as far as

I can learn never had any affiliation with any reservation

or agency. My predecessor took care of than when they were i l l

and gave then rations when in distress but they were under no

other supervision as far as I know. "Stub" is one of this class

they never had an allotment or anything else as far as j can

learn. They live around here ever there is work. Some -

of the young ones have gone to Sherman Institute andare

making good on return.

These two hundred or so Indians have never been l i s t e d or taken' into account at this reservation. Las Vegas is the center of their territory, they are complaining now that they have no one to go to when in need one to write their let- ters etc. etc..

They are a wandering lot and have never been given any thing from the government nor received allotments.

The question is "Are they wards of the government or n o t .
so in case the question comes up in court we cannotifythe

court, in the matter.

The first time I am in Las Vegas I shall try to get more information Very respectfully,

Dr. Laurel B. Sandall,

My dear Mr. Sandall:

37th, making inquiry relative to the status of Indians living in that section of Nevada.

find on the census roll. the office desires more complete information relative to

questions.

answer your

theIndiansinquestionbeforeattemptingt o

I f youareunabletofind"Stub"onyourrolls,
inquiry should be made as to other names by which the

Indianisknown,withtheviewtoascertainingwhether
has been enrolled under some other name.

thisdependsuponwhoheis,wherehebelongs,whetherhe'
lives under tribal relations, whether he has been allotted, what kind of parent he has for his allotment, who his parents are and whether or not they have attained citizenship etc.

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You are instructed to furnish complete and deta in regard to him, in order that the Office may be in a position

to pass on his case. If he has been allotted, give the name under which he was allotted, his allotment number, the de- scription of the land if practicable, the name of the tribe under which he was allotted, and if he was allotted under the 4thsectionoftheActofFebruary8,1887(24S t a t . L . 3 8 8 ) ,

that fact should be stated.

Circular 1305-M, dated July 5, 1918, containing information relative to the citizenship of Indiana.

In cases similar to that of Stub, it would be wellto ascertain the identity of the Indian before the

Upon receipt of more complete information relative to the Indiana- or the different classes of Indiana which

case comes to trial„

wouldcome under your inquiry the Matter w i l l be given further, consideration.

B-MO-9

Very truly yours,

Assistant Commissioner

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