Adult Education Specialist Fred W. Forbusch's report about the Las Vegas Indian (Paiute) Colony organizing a formal governing body and discussions of including the Colony in the Model Cities program of North Las Vegas. Las Vegas Indian Colony Guidelines for election committee.
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Joint Use Agreement signed by Rocky Mountain Produce Company providing for recognized road access to the Las Vegas Indian (Paiute) Colony. Includes a map and related Bureau of Indian Affairs correspondence.
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Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Community Improvements minutes: City of Las Vegas utility and road access to the Las Vegas Paiute Colony, dump sites, December meeting, resignation - Mr. George C. Koier.
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Bureau of Indian Affairs memorandum about real estate boundary surveys. Las Vegas Citizens Committee for Community Improvements minutes: upcoming construction at the Las Vegas Paiute Colony, subcommittee report on Tule Springs zoo facility. Certificate of results of election adopting the Constitution and Bylaws of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians.
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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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Branch of Real Property Management requests for information about the Las Vegas Paiute Colony. Resolution of the Las Vegas Indian (Paiute) Colony requesting a fence. Memorandum from Field Solicitor William G. Lavell to Superintendent, Nevada Agency regarding an ordinance on issuing homesite permits by the Las Vegas Colony. Ordinance of the Las Vegas Tribe of Paiute Indians: "Homesite Permit Board: Appeals."
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