The Big Lagoon Rancheria is a

federally recognized tribe This is a list of federally recognized tribes in the contiguous United States of America. There are also federally recognized Alaska Native tribes. , 574 Indian tribes were legally recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) of the United ...

of Yurok and Tolowa Indians. They are located in

Humboldt County, California Humboldt County () is a county located in the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 136,463. The county seat is Eureka. Humboldt County comprises the Eureka–Arcata–Fortuna, California Micropolitan Statistica ...

, and their tribal headquarters is in Arcata, California.

Government

The tribe was first recognized by the US federal government on 10 July 1918.Big Lagoon Rancheria Historical Background.
''The Barstow Casino & Resort.'' (retrieved 24 Feb 2009) Tribal enrollment is based on a minimum of 1/8 blood quantum and lineal descent from the Plan of Distribution on the Assets of the Big Lagoon Rancheria, created January 3, 1968.Constitution of the Big Lagoon Rancheria.
1985 (retrieved 24 Feb 2009) The tribe has 24 enrolled members.

Reservation

The Big Lagoon Rancheria was established in 1918. Their reservation is adjacent to Big Lagoon, a beautiful waterway, located north of Eureka, California. It also lies adjacent to the unincorporated community of

Big Lagoon, California Big Lagoon is a census-designated place in Humboldt County, California. It is located north of Trinidad, at an elevation of . Its population is 161 as of the 2020 census, up from 93 from the 2010 census. Education Big Lagoon is the seat of the ...

. Eight households reside on the reservation. The tribe has been able to improve the local water facilities and road system on the reservation. As of the 2010 Census the population was 17.https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=0240

Education

The ranchería is served by the

Big Lagoon Union Elementary School District The Big Lagoon Union School District, headquartered in Big Lagoon, California, oversees public education, through grade 8, in a portion of coastal northern Humboldt County, California.Northern Humboldt Union High School District Northern Humboldt Union High School District is a public school district in Humboldt County, California, United States. The Northern Humboldt Union High School District operates two four-year high schools, Arcata High School and McKinleyville H ...

Economic development

Due to the highly sensitive environment of the reservation, the tribe has agreed with the state of California to not develop the reservation. Instead the tribe has partnered with the

Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians, who were Mission Indians located in California.Barstow, California. The historical Arcata Hotel in Arcata is owned and operated by the Big Lagoon Rancheria.

Notes

References

* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .

External links

Constitution of the Big Lagoon Rancheria
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