The Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Western Shoshone Indians in central Nevada.
Official Tribal Name: Yomba Shoshone Tribe of the Yomba Reservation
Address: Hc 61 Box 6275, Austin, Nevada 89310
Phone: (775) 964-2466
Fax: (702) 964-2443
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Recognition Status: Federally Recognized
Region: Great Basin
State(s) Today: Nevada
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Reservation: Yomba Reservation
Established: 18 June, 1934 – By Authorization of the Indian Organization Act (48 Stat. 984).
10 July, 1937 – 1,560.86 acres
12 November, 1937 – 2,200.72 acres
01 November, 1940 – 480 acres
28 February, 1941 – 476.91 acres
Location: Approximately fifty-five miles South by improved State Route 21, of Austin at Reese River, Nye County, Nevada.
Land Area: 4,718.49 acres of Tribal Land
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Charter: Organized under the Indian Reorganization Act of 18 June 1934 (48 Stat. 984) as amended. Constitution and By-Laws of the Yomba Shoshone Tribe, approved 20 December, 1939.
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Carson City, Nevada 89701
Phone:(702) 887-3500
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Death Valley Timbisha Shoshone | Ely Shoshone Tribe | Duckwater Shoshone | Fallon Paiute-Shoshone Tribe | Ft. McDermitt Paiute-Shoshone Tribe | Winnemucca Colony | Yomba Shoshone Tribe | Reno/Sparks Indian Colony | Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians (comprised of the Battle Mountain Band, Elko Band, South Fork Band, and Wells Band)
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