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. [1] Nium is their self-designation. [2]
Culture
The North Fork Mono tribe are Western Mono Indians, whose traditional homeland is in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills of California. The Mono language is part of the Paiute language family. [3] Their oral history is included in Mono traditional narratives.
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. [4]
Reservation
The North Fork Rancheria occupies 80 acres (320,000 m2) along the western edge of the Sierra National Forest, about 50 miles (80 km) northeast of Fresno, California. [2] 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, Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California. [1]
Education
The ranchería is served by the Chawanakee Joint Elementary School District and Sierra High school Joint Union High School District.
Notes
- ^ a b Pritzker, 137
- ^ a b California Indians and Their Reservations. Archived 2010-01-10 at the Wayback Machine SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 24 July 2009)
- ^ California Indians and Their Reservations. Archived 2010-07-26 at the Wayback Machine SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 24 July 2009)
- ^ History and Timeline. Archived 2008-04-22 at the Wayback Machine North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. (retrieved 25 July 2009)
References
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1
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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