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Reno Sparks Indian Colony Timeline

By Tsanavi

  • Stewart Indian School

    Stewart Indian School opens to assimilate children. Stewart removed children from their families, forbidding the speaking of native languages, and implemented other forms of harsh treatment.

  • Indian Appropriations Act

    Congress passed Indian Appropriations Act to provide money to buy land for homeless Washoes and purchase land for non-reservation Nevada Indians.

  • Bureau of Indian Affairs land purchase

    Twenty acres of land purchased by BIA for RSIC for $6,000.

  • Citizenship

    Native Americans became US citizens.

  • RSIC Constitution

    The RSIC established its first constitution and formed a Tribal Council.
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    RSIC Constitution

    RSIC Constitution amended several times. City of Reno and City of Sparks envelop the RSIC

  • Indian Reorganization Act

    This act was to reverse the traditional goal of assimilating Native Americans, and instead strengthens, encourages and perpetuates the tribes and their historic traditions and culture.

  • Additional Land Purchase

    Additional acres of land purchased by BIA for $4,300 for RSIC.

  • Congressional Act

    The Congressional Act allowed RSIC to receive 1,920 acres of land to extend the reservation to Hungry Valley.

  • RSIC Sovereignty

    RSIC celebrated 80 years of sovereignty.