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Warren L. d'Azevedo Research Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 97-04
Abstract

This collection reflects the donor's years of research and teaching in the field of anthropology of the Washoe and Great Basin Indians and does not include any of his work on African cultures (1859-1992). Created by Warren L. D'Azevedo, who was a graduate student of anthropology.

Dates: 1859-1992

Robert Leland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: NC1035
Abstract

Robert Leland (1912-1986) was a Nevada lawyer who worked closely with Washoe and Paiute Indigenous Peoples. Material in the collection is exclusively concerned with issues of Indigenous Peoples, mainly the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe. The collection includes correspondence, notes, reports, legal documents, printed material, tribal records, and maps relate to Pyramid Lake Paiute tribal concerns including water, economic development, and claims.

Dates: 1912-1980

Western Shoshone Defense Project Records

 Collection
Identifier: 2013-10
Abstract The Western Shoshone Defense Project Records were originally maintained by Carrie and Mary Dann, two traditional Western Shoshone ranchers living in northeastern Nevada. The Defense Project's mission is to affirm Western Shoshone jurisdiction over Western Shoshone ancestral homelands by protecting, preserving, and restoring Shoshone rights and lands for present and future generations based on cultural and spiritual traditions. It was established in 1991 by the Western Shoshone National...
Dates: 1863-2011; Majority of material found within 1930 - 2011

George F. Wright Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 90-37
Abstract

These papers were created or gathered by George F. Wright in his role as attorney for the Washoe Tribe before The Indian Claims Commission. Included in the collection are correspondence, reports, testimonies, maps and records of other relevant dockets before the commission.

Dates: 1931-1973

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