The Elk Valley Rancheria is a
rancheria and
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
Tolowa
The Tolowa people or Taa-laa-wa Dee-ni’ are a Native American people of the Athabaskan-speaking ethno-linguistic group. Two rancherias (Smith River and Elk Valley) still reside in their traditional territory in northwestern California. Tho ...
and
Yurok people
The Yurok (Karuk language: Yurúkvaarar / Yuru Kyara - "downriver Indian; i.e. Yurok Indian") are an Indigenous people from along the Klamath River and Pacific coast, whose homelands are located in present-day California stretching from Trinida ...
. It is located in the
CDP of
Bertsch-Oceanview,
Del Norte County, California
), in California
, seat_type = County seat
, seat = Crescent City
, parts_type = Largest city
, parts = Crescent City
, unit_pref = US
, area_total_sq_mi = 1230
, area_land_sq_mi = 1006
, area_water_sq_mi = 223
, elevation_max_footnote ...
, just east of
Crescent City. As of the
2010 Census the population was 99.
Education
The ranchería is served by the
Del Norte County Unified School District
Del Norte Unified School District is a State school, public school district serving Del Norte County, California, Del Norte County, California, United States. It has an enrollment of 3,679 students across eleven schools: eight elementary schools ...
.
History
Elk Valley Ranchera was originally founded in the early twentieth century with the intent to provide for displaced Native Americans. The ranchera was held in trust by the United States until the California Ranchera Termination Act in 1958. In 1983, Hardwick V. United States created the "1983 Stipulation" allowed Elk Valley Ranchera to reform their lands into a United States held trust and be recognized as a tribe.
See also
*
List of Indian reservations in the United States
This is a list of Indian reservations and other tribal homelands in the United States. In Canada, the Indian reserve is a similar institution.
Federally recognized reservations
There are 326 Indian Reservations in the United States. Most of t ...
References
[United States District Court for the Northern District of California, San Jose Division. Tillie Hardwick, et al., Plaintiffs, vs United States of America, et al . . . 7 Mar. 2014. Casetext, https://casetext.com/case/hardwick-v-united-states-3/.]
External links
Elk Valley Rancheria
Tolowa
Yurok
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Native American tribes in California
American Indian reservations in California
Del Norte County, California
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