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Show ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many people have helped in the preparation of this book. Among those who deserve thanks for their time and effort are Jack Rice and Maureen Frank, representatives of the Southern Paiute Tribe; John R. Alley and Anne Shifrer of the American West Center, University of Utah; and R. J. Eben of the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada. Supervision for the project was provided by Norman Rambeau and later by Winona Holmes, Director of the History Project, Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada, assisted by Dr. Floyd A. O'Neil, Associate Director of the American West Center, University of Utah. Editorial assistance and generally helpful advice came from June Lyman, Travis Benioh, Kathryn L. MacKay, E. Richard Hart, Gregory C. Thompson, Thomas King and Bonnie Bobet. Dorothy Nez drew the frontispiece; Kathleen Bogus and Susan Earnshaw drew the maps; and Ben Aleck rendered the cover design. Before this book was written, much time was spent researching and studying background materials. A number of record centers and institutions were used, including the following: Bureau of Indian Affairs Records; National Archives; Smithsonian Institution; The Marriott Library, University of Utah; Utah State Historical Society; Archives of the Inter-Tribal Council of Nevada; University of Nevada, Reno; Church Library and Archives of the Historical Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; Selected Materials of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Stewart, Nevada; and Federal Records Centers at San Bruno and Bell, California and Denver, Colorado. The Inter-Tribal Council expresses thanks to each. The photographs were graciously provided by the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, The Nevada Historical Society, Nevada State Museum, the National Archives, and the Smithsonian Institution. Special thanks for their cooperation and help must go to the tribal members of the Moapa Indian Reservation and the Las Vegas Indian Colony. Preston Tom and Kenneth Anderson, Chairmen of the Moapa Indian Reservation and the Las Vegas Indian Colonies, respectively, also added valuable assistance. Our sincere thanks must go to the many Southern Paiutes who contributed in many ways, large and small. |