Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians

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Manzanita Band
of Diegueno Mission Indians
Total population
(67 enrolled members [1])
Regions with significant populations
United States United States California (California)
Languages
Kumeyaay,[2][3] English
Religion
Traditional tribal religion,
Christianity (Roman Catholicism)[4]
Related ethnic groups
other Kumeyaay tribes, Cocopa,
Quechan, Paipai, and Kiliwa

The Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay Indians,[4] who are sometimes known as part of the Mission Indians. [5]

Reservation

The Manzanita Reservation (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) is a federal Indian reservation located in the southern Laguna Mountains near Boulevard, in southeastern San Diego County, California. [5] It is within ten miles (16 km) north of the US-Mexico Border. The reservation is 3,579 acres (14.48 km2) large with a population of approximately 69.[1]

It was established in 1893.[6] In 1973, 6 out of 69 enrolled members lived on the reservation.[2] The reservation lies adjacent to both the Campo Indian Reservation and the La Posta Indian Reservation. The nearest off-reservation communities are Boulevard and Campo. [5]

In the present day there are 13 small Kumeyaay Indian reservations in San Diego County, California; and 4 Kumiai Indio tribal community ranches in northern Baja California state, Mexico. [7]

Government

The Manzanita Band is headquartered in Boulevard. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Leroy J. Elliott is their current tribal chairperson.[8]

References

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "California Indians and Their Reservations: P." SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 31 May 2010)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Shipek, 612
  3. ↑ Eargle, 118-9
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pritzker, 147
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 SCTCA.net: Manzanita Band of the Kumeyaay Nation, with map.
  6. ↑ Pritzker, 146
  7. ↑ Kumeyaay.info: Kumeyaay Tribes Guide, including pre-Columbian/Spanish colonial contact, historical (1776−20th century), & present day Kumeyaay maps + links to high resolution maps. . accessed 12.5.2015
  8. ↑ "Tribal Governments by Area." National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 31 May 2010)

Sources

  • 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.

External links

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