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Duckwater Reservation (Indian reservation (Native American reservation)) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 38 55 49 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 38.9300 decimal degrees |
| Long: 115 42 37 W degrees minutes |
Long: -115.7100 decimal degrees |
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Note: This is a federally-recognized reservation stewarded by the Duckwater Shoshone Tribe. The reservation spans approximately 3,814 acres in Nye County, Nevada, all of which is tribally owned. It is primarily comprised of lands acquired by the United States Government formally known as the Florio Ranch. The reservation was first established by the Secretary of the Interior on November 13, 1940 by the authority of the Indian Reorganization Act. The original reservation land base of 3,273 acres was further increased to its current acreage by subsequent Acts dated June 28, 1941, December 22, 1943, and January 27, 1955. |
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| Duckwater Reservation (preferred,C,V,English-P,U)
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| Duckwater Indian Reservation (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Duckwater Valley Indian Reservation (C,V,English,U,N)
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| Duckwater Shoshone Indian Reservation (C,V,English,U)
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Nye (county) (P) |
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Place Types: |
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| Indian reservation (Native American reservation) (preferred, C) |
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| inhabited place (C) |
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