The Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California 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
Klamath Klamath may refer to:
Ethnic groups
*Klamath people, a Native American people of California and Oregon
**Klamath Tribes, a federally recognized group of tribes in Oregon
*Klamath language, spoken by the Klamath people
Places in the United States
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Karuk
The Karuk people are an indigenous people of California, and the Karuk Tribe is one of the largest tribes in California. Karuks are also enrolled in two other federally recognized tribes, the Cher-Ae Heights Indian Community of the Trinidad Ran ...
, and
Shasta Indians in
Siskiyou County, California
Siskiyou County (, ) is a county in the northernmost part of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 census, the population was 44,076. Its county seat is Yreka and its highest point is Mount Shasta. It falls within the Cascadia bioregion ...
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Reservation
The Quartz Valley Reservation was originally located near the current reservation but was terminated by the US government in the 1960s. The current reservation is large, and the tribe is working to acquire additional lands.[
Nearby communities are Greenview, Fort Jones, and ]Etna, California
Etna is a city in the Scott Valley area of Siskiyou County, California, United States. Its population is 678 as of the 2020 census, down from 737 from the 2010 census.
Name
Originally named Rough and Ready, it was changed by statute in 1874 to E ...
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Education
For elementary education, part of the reservation is served by the Quartz Valley Elementary School District and the other portion by the Etna Union Elementary School District. For secondary education, the entire reservation is served by the Etna Union High School District.
Notes
External links
Quartz Valley Indian Community
official website
- Native American Constitution and Law Digitization Project
Final Environmental Assessment, Quartz Valley Indian Reservation Wells Project
- August 2010, with map showing the reservation's location
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Karuk
Klamath
Geography of Siskiyou County, California
Native American tribes in California
American Indian reservations in California
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