The Ramona Band of Cahuilla 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
Cahuilla Indians, located in
Riverside County, California
Riverside County is a County (United States), county located in the southern California, southern portion of the U.S. state of California. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 2,418,185, making it the fourth-most ...
.
[Pritzker, 120]
Reservation
The Ramona Indian Reservation was founded in 1893. It is about large, located in
Anza, California
Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, east-northeast of Temecula, southwest of P ...
at the foot of
Thomas Mountain. The land was originally Sauppalpisa territory and was a traditional gathering place for Cahuilla ceremonies.
["Ramona Tribal History."]
''Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians.'' (retrieved 13 May 2010)
Government
The tribe's headquarters is located in
Anza, California
Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, east-northeast of Temecula, southwest of P ...
. Their current Tribal Chairwoman is Danae Hamilton Vega.
"Tribal Governments by Area."
''National Congress of American Indians.'' (retrieved 13 May 2010)
See also
* Mission Indians
Notes
References
* Eargle, Jr., Dolan H. ''California Indian Country: The Land and the People.'' San Francisco: Tree Company Press, 1992. .
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.'' Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .
Further reading
*
External links
Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians
official website
Ramona Band of Cahuilla Animated History
YouTube
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Cahuilla
California Mission Indians
Native American tribes in California
Federally recognized tribes in the United States
Native American tribes in Riverside County, California