Nevada’s Tribal Nations include the five major groups, 28 federally recognized Tribes, and urban Native communities. They each carry a unique story and deep connection to the region.

These interactive maps were born out of the American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ARPA ESSER) from the U.S. Department of Education project, administered by the Nevada Department of Education’s Office of Comprehensive Student Services’ Education Programs Professional for Indian Education, Fredina Drye-Romero (Kaibab Band of Paiute Indians).

Maps of Native Nations

Organized by Tribal Groups — the Waší∙šiw, the Numu, the Newe, the Nuwuvi, and the Pipa Aha Macav — this map highlights the regions of Nevada that they have inhabited and stewarded for millennia, our very presence is woven into the identity of Nevada. Each group is made up of many Indigenous Nations, Bands, Colonies, and the 62,000 plus Urban Indians.

To learn more about each Tribe’s history, culture, and role in Nevada today, explore the Tribal Directory.

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Traditional Boundaries

Previous to 1864

Waší∙šiw (Washoe)
Numu (Northern Paiute)
Newe (Western Shoshone)
Nuwuvi (Southern Paiute)
Pipa Aha Macav (Fort Mojave)

Great Basin Boundary

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Reservations & Colonies

CURRENT

1

Duck Valley Indian Reservation
2

Duckwater Indian Reservation
3

Ely Indian Colony
4

Fallon Indian Colony
5

Fallon Indian Reservation
6

Ft. McDermitt Indian Reservation
7

Ft. McDermitt Indian Colony
8

Ft. Mojave Indian Reservation
9

Goshute Indian Reservation
10

Las Vegas Indian Reservation
11

Las Vegas Indian Colony
12

Lovelock Indian Colony
13

Moapa River Indian Reservation
14

Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation
15

Hungry Valley Community
16

Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
17

Summit Lake Indian Reservation

Te-Moak Shoshone Tribe
18

Battle Mountain Indian Colony
19

Elko Indian Colony
20

South Fork Reservation
21

South Fork Reservation
22

Wells Indian Colony

23

Timbisha-Shoshone Tribe
24

Walker River Indian Reservation

Washoe Tribe of NV & CA
25

Carson Colony
26

Dresslerville Colony
27

Stewart Colony Community
28

Woodfords Colony Community

29

Winnemucca Indian Colony
30

Yerington Indian Reservation
31

Yerington Indian Colony
32

Yomba Indian Reservation

WASHOE (Waší∙šiw)

S. PAIUTE (Nuwuvi)

N. PAIUTE (Numu)

FT. MOJAVE (Pipa Aha Macav)

W. SHOSHONE (Newe)

Great Basin Boundary

Current Counties