Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California

Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
Total population
(11^[1])
Regions with significant populations
United States ( California)
Languages
English, historically Central Sierra Miwok language
Related ethnic groups
other Miwok tribes

The Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok people in Tuolumne County, California.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Chicken Ranch Rancheria Miwok are central Sierra Miwok, an indigenous people of California.^[4]

Government

The tribe conducts business from Jamestown, California. The tribe is led by an elected council.^[5]

Reservation

The Chicken Ranch Rancheria is 2.85-acre parcel of land, located in Tuolumne County.^[6]

Economic development

The tribe owns Chicken Ranch Bingo and Casino, located in Jamestown, California,^[7] as well as the Ranch House Restaurant.^[8]

Notes

1 2 "California Indians and Their Reservations: Populations." San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ Pritzker 135–6
↑ "Tribal Office Locations." California Department of Transportation: District 10. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "California Indians and Their Reservations: Miwok." San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "Tribes: C." National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "Member Tribes." California Rural Indian Health Board. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "Chicken Ranch Bingo & Casino." 500 Nations. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
↑ "The Ranch House." Chicken Ranch Casino. Retrieved 29 May 2012.

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

Official Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians website

Coordinates: 37°55′40″N 120°26′59″W / 37.92778°N 120.44972°W / 37.92778; -120.44972

Indian reservations and Rancherías in California

Reservations and Colonies	Agua Caliente Barona Benton Paiute Big Pine Bishop Bridgeport Campo Capitan Grande Chemehuevi Colorado River Colusa Death Valley Elem Ewiiaapaayp Fort Bidwell Fort Independence Fort Mojave Fort Yuma Inaja and Cosmit Jamul Indian Village La Jolla La Posta Lone Pine Manzanita Mendocino Mesa Grande Morongo Pala Pauma and Yuima Pechanga Quartz Valley Rincon Round Valley San Manuel San Pasqual Santa Ynez Santa Ysabel Sebastian Smith River Sycuan Tule River Viejas Washoe Wiyot Yurok

Rancherías	Alturas Berry Creek Big Bend Big Lagoon Big Sandy Big Valley Blue Lake Buena Vista Cedarville Chicken Ranch Chico Cold Springs Elk Valley Graton Greenville Grindstone Jackson Laytonville Likely Lookout Lower Lake Middletown Montgomery Creek Mooretown Northfork Paskenta Picayune Picayune Redding Resighini Roaring Creek Robinson Rohnerville Rumsey Santa Rosa Sheep Ranch Shingle Springs Stewarts Point Susanville Trinidad XL Ranch

Miwok indigenous peoples of California

Ethnic groups	Bay Coast Lake Plains and Sierra

Federally recognized tribes	Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians California Valley Miwok Tribe Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria Ione Band of Miwok Indians Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians Middletown Rancheria Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians United Auburn Indian Community Wilton Rancheria

Regions inhabited	Lake County / Contra Costa County Marin County / Sonoma County Sierra Nevada / Central Valley

Culture	Coast narratives Lake narratives Plains and Sierra narratives Hunting and gathering Kuksu religion Cosmology Languages

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