Fort Mojave Indian Reservation - Nevada, USA
N 35° 01.314 W 114° 39.579
11S E 713524 N 3877975
Fort Mojave Indian Reservation is on the Colorado River
Waymark Code: WM50JV
Location: Nevada, United States
Date Posted: 10/21/2008
Views: 34
"The Fort Mojave Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation along the Colorado River, currently encompassing 23,669 acres (96 km²) in Arizona, 12,633 acres (51 km²) in California, and 5,582 acres (23 km²) in Nevada. The reservation was originally established in 1870 and is now home to approximately 1,100 members of the Mohave Tribe of Native Americans.
Occupancy on Fort Mojave Indian Reservation lands, unlike that of many other Indian reservations in Arizona, is less than 50% Native American. The Mojave have leased much of their land to cotton, corn, and soybean farming companies, which employ a large population of resident whites and Mexican Americans.
On October 20, 2003, the reservation government announced an agreement between the reservation and California Governor Gray Davis to allow the operation of an off-reservation casino west of Needles, California (directly across the Colorado River from the Tribe's Arizona Reservation Lands). If the deal is ratified, the Fort Mojave Reservation will be the first to have casinos in three states; the reservation operates the Avi Resort & Casino in Nevada and the Spirit Mountain Casino in Arizona."
Source- Wikipedia
The reservation sign pictured is on a road just off the Needles Highway in California and is the entrance area to the Avi Casino Resort in Nevada just across the border and Colorado River.
Type of Nation Within: Native American Indian Reservation (USA)
Tribe or Band: Mohave
Land Area - Specify Acres or Miles: 5,582 in Nevada
Population: 1120
Date when area was established or set aside: 01/01/1911
Open or Closed to Public: Open To Public
Website for further information: [Web Link]
Coordinates of site within area to visit: N 35° 00.933 W 114° 38.580
Address of Main Entrance to area: Not listed
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