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Mesa Grande Band
of Diegueño Mission Indians
Flag of the Mesa Grande Band
Total population
630 enrolled members [1]
Regions with significant populations
United States ( California)
Languages
Ipai, [2] [3] English
Religion
Traditional tribal religion,
Christianity ( Roman Catholicism)
Related ethnic groups
other Kumeyaay tribes, Cocopa,
Quechan, Paipai, and Kiliwa

The Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay Indians, [4] who are sometimes known as Mission Indians.

Reservation

Location of Mesa Grande Reservation

The Mesa Grande Reservation ( 33°05′19″N 116°45′07″W / 33.08861°N 116.75194°W / 33.08861; -116.75194) is a federal Indian reservation located in eastern San Diego County, California, near Santa Ysabel. Founded in 1875, [4] the reservation is 1,803 acres (7.30 km2) large. Approximately 180 of the 630 members of the tribe live on the reservation. [1] In 1973, 24 out of 261 enrolled tribal members lived on the reservation. [2]

The reservation was featured in the 1936 film Ramona. [5]

Government

The Mesa Grande Band is headquartered in Mesa Grande, CA. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Michael Linton is their current tribal chairperson. [6]

Notes

  1. ^ a b "California Indians and Their Reservations: M. SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 27 May 2010)
  2. ^ a b Shipek, 612
  3. ^ Eargle, 118-9
  4. ^ a b Pritzker, 146-7
  5. ^ Schneider, Jerry L. (2016). Western Filming Locations California Book 6. CP Entertainment Books. Page 5. ISBN  9780692722947.
  6. ^ "Tribal Governments by Area." Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 27 May 2010)

References

  • Eargle, Jr., Dolan H. California Indian Country: The Land and the People. San Francisco: Tree Company Press, 1992. ISBN  0-937401-20-X.
  • Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN  978-0-19-513877-1.
  • Shipek, Florence C. "History of Southern California Mission Indians." Handbook of North American Indians. Volume ed. Heizer, Robert F. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. 610–618. ISBN  0-87474-187-4.

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