The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California is a
federally recognized tribe of
Mono Native Americans. North Fork Rancheria is the name of the tribe's reservation, which is located in
Madera County, California
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.
[Pritzker, 137] Nim is their self-designation.
[California Indians and Their Reservations.]
''SDSU Library and Information Access.'' (retrieved 24 July 2009)
Culture
The North Fork Mono tribe are Western Mono Indians, whose traditional homeland is in the southern
Sierra Nevada foothills of
California
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. The
Mono language is part of the
Uto-Aztecan language family. Their oral history is included in
Mono traditional narratives Mono traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Mono people, including the Owens Valley Paiute east of the Sierra Nevada and the Monache on that range's western slope, in present-day eastern Californi ...
.
Enrollment
The tribe's 1996 Constitution allows open enrollment to eligible lineal descendants of the Northfork Mono. Their enrollment is 1800, making them one of California's largest native tribes.
History and Timeline.
''North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians''. (retrieved 25 July 2009)
Reservation
The North Fork Rancheria occupies along the western edge of the Sierra National Forest
Sierra National Forest is a U.S. national forest located on the western slope of central Sierra Nevada in Central California and bounded on the northwest by Yosemite National Park and the south by Kings Canyon National Park. The forest is kno ...
, about northeast of Fresno, California
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.[ Their tribal headquarters are located in North Fork of Madera County, California.
]
Mono tribes
Other federally recognized Mono tribes are the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation
The Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Native Americans. The Tule River Reservation is located in Tulare County, California. The reservation was made up of Yokuts, about 200 Yowlumne, Wukchu ...
, Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
The Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Mono Native Americans. Cold Springs Rancheria is the tribe's reservation, which is located in Fresno County, California.Pritzker, 137 As of the 2010 Ce ...
, and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.
Education
The ranchería is served by the Chawanakee Joint Elementary School District and Minarets Joint Union High School District.
Notes
References
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
External links
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, official website
History and Timelines of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians
Book: Walking Where We Lived: Memoirs of a Mono Indian Family by Gaylen D. Lee
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Mono tribe
Native American tribes in California
Federally recognized tribes in the United States