▁area , ▁the ▁military ▁abandoned ▁this ▁camp ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 1 . ▁The ▁buildings ▁of ▁Camp ▁McG er ry ▁still ▁standing ▁have ▁become ▁trib al ▁property . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s ▁through ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 0 0 s , ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁Nev ada ▁did ▁not ▁allow ▁Indian ▁children ▁to ▁attend ▁state ▁public ▁schools . ▁The ▁federal ▁government ▁forced ▁trib al ▁children ▁to ▁attend ▁Indian ▁board ing ▁schools ▁at ▁Fort ▁B id well , ▁California ; ▁Stewart , ▁Nev ada ; ▁and ▁the ▁Sh erman ▁Institute ▁at ▁R ivers ide , ▁California . ▁These ▁were ▁intended ▁to ▁assim il ate ▁children ▁to ▁the ▁majority ▁culture ; ▁they ▁were ▁required ▁to ▁speak ▁English ▁at ▁school ▁and ▁were ▁mixed ▁with ▁children ▁of ▁many ▁other ▁tribes . ▁To ▁keep ▁their ▁children ▁in ▁their ▁families , ▁many ▁trib al ▁members ▁moved ▁away ▁from ▁the ▁res ervation . ▁They ▁sometimes ▁joined ▁growing ▁Indian ▁colon ies ▁on ▁the ▁out sk ir ts ▁of ▁cities ▁where ▁the ▁parents ▁could ▁find ▁work . ▁Some ▁of ▁these , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁Ren o - S par ks ▁Indian ▁Col ony , ▁have ▁since ▁been ▁formally ▁recognized ▁by ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁as ▁tribes . ▁ ▁The ▁current ▁trib al ▁res ervation ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 1 9 1 3 , ▁by ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ' s ▁Executive ▁Order ▁number ▁ 1 6 8 1 , ▁which ▁set ▁aside ▁ ▁in ▁trust ▁for ▁the ▁tribe . ▁ ▁On ▁October