Total population | |
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700 [1] | |
Regions with significant populations | |
United States ( California) | |
Languages | |
English, Pomoan languages | |
Religion | |
Roundhouse religion, Christianity, Kuksu | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Pomo tribes |
The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Pomo people in Mendocino County, California, south of Ukiah. [2] The Hopland Band Pomos traditionally lived in the Sanel Valley. [3]
The Hopland Pomo's reservation is the Hopland Rancheria. Approximately 700 tribal members live in the area and 50 on the ranchería. [2] The Rancheria was established in 1907 and is 40 acres (160,000 m2) large. [4] It is located about three miles (5 km) east of Hopland, California. [5]
The Hopland Pomo ratified their constitution on August 20, 1981, which established a governing 7-person council.
The tribe conducts business from Hopland, California. [6]
The Hopland Band of Pomo Indians has a tribal education program, EPA office, health department, utility department, police department, court system, and economic development corporation. [7] The tribe owns and operates the Hopland Sho-Ka-Wah Casino, located east of Hopland. [3]
In 2016, the Hopland Band disenrolled 74 members of the tribe, ostensibly to remedy mistakes stemming from faulty processing of applications. [8]
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