Duck Valley Indian Reservation (Idaho and Nevada)
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The Duck Valley Reservation in located on the southern border of Idaho, in Owyhee County, and in northern Nevada.
- Established -- 1877
- Agency (BIA) -- Eastern Nevada Agency in Elko, Nevada
- Principal Tribe(s) -- Western Shoshone and Northern Paiute
- Population -- 1265 (2000 census)
The Duck Valley Reservation in located on the southern border of Idaho, in Owyhee County, and in Elko County in northern Nevada. The land area of the reservation is almost equally divided between the two states, although the majority of the residents live on the Nevada side of the reservation.
Duck Valley Reservation was established by Executive Order in 1877. It was reaffirmed by Executive Order in 1886 and some additional acreage was added at that time. Additional acreage was added to the reservation in 1910. The present reservation is 20 miles long and 17 miles wide and has only one major town -- Owyhee, Nevada -- the location of the tribal headquarters. Two tribes are represented on the reservation -- the Western Shoshone and the Northern Paiute.
Many of the records of individual Indians living on the Duck Valley Reservation were kept by the Eastern Nevada Agency of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Others are kept by the Tribal Office.
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