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Tribal Resources : Library
San Diego County Tribal Sites | San Diego Natives (general) | California Natives (general) | Other Interesting Info.
Link to Digital Library Links relevant to the SCTCA/TDV Community.
 
San Diego County Tribal Sites Top
 
 
Kumeyaay Information
http://www.kumeyaay.com/
Included with the Kumeyaay in the Yuman branch are the PaiPai, Kiliwa, Cocopa, Mohave, Maricopa, Quechan, Yavapai, Havasupai, Hualapai. The Hokan language group is wide ranging, covering most of the coastal lands of southern California. It includes tribes as far north as the Kurok of Northern California

 
Barona Band of Mission Indians
http://www.baronatribe.com
The Barona Band of Mission Indians always dreamed of building a museum – a place to share their culture and history with all of San Diego.

Barona’s dream became reality when Venture Catalyst, longtime consultants to the Barona Band of Mission Indians, learned of an amazing collection of Native American artifacts stored in a home near downtown San Diego for the better part of a century. The artifact collection had been collected in the late 1800s in the deserts, mountains and valleys of San Diego County by amateur archaeologist and San Diego police officer Ben Squier. Venture Catalyst purchased the Squier collection and returned it to the original owners as a gift to the Barona Band of Mission Indians. After decades of preservation by Ben Squier’s family, the collection is now in the hands of the rightful owners where it will enable Barona to preserve their history and educate future generations.

 
Pechanga-Mostly American Indian Topics
http://www.pechanga.net
INDIAN GAMING, NATIVE NEWS, GAMING NEWS

 
Sycuan
http://www.sycuan.com/home/
When we speak of "native San Diegans" and deep roots within a community, there is no need to look any further than the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation. The Sycuan people and their ancestors have lived in the San Diego area for 12,000 years. Imagine if you will, Native American Indians living and thriving in San Diego before the pyramids were built in Egypt.

 
Viejas
http://www.viejas.com

 
Juaneÿffffc3ÿffffb1o info
http://sun3.lib.uci.edu/~m2martin/juaneno.html
this site is an interesting look at a tribe not recognized by the federal government but in the process.

 
Pala Band of Mission Indians-Cupeÿffffc3ÿffffb1o culture home site
http://www.palaindians.com
The Pala Band of Mission Indians welcomes you. We hope that you will find our site informative and educational.

We encourage you to browse our pages to find out more about the Pala people, legislation we support, and tribal gaming. Please feel free to forward your suggestions, comments or requests to us on the "feedback" page, designed specifically to assist you in obtaining available information.

Additionally, you may find our "links" site to be particularly helpful when attempting to connect with major newspapers and other media related sites.

 
San Diego Natives (general) Top
 
 
SDSU library
http://www.acusd.edu/nativeamerican/reservations.html
Info already on page of Kumeyaay, Diegueño, Kamia, & others

 
Reservation info in San Diego County; tribal name, populations,addresses, etc.
http://www.acusd.edu/nativeamerican/reservations.html
(Not all current data, but helpful).

 
Article covering history of Kumeyaay
http://www.sandiegometro.com/2000/feb/kumeyaay.html
by Anthony Pico, Viejas tribal chairman.

 
Chronology of the Indigenous Peoples of San Diego County
http://www.acusd.edu/nativeamerican/chronology.html
This chronology documents the major events in the history of San Diego's first inhabitants--the Native Americans who were in residence before Spain sent explorers to the West Coast of the Americas, before missionaries came north from Mexico, before the Mayflower set sail for the New World, before Mexico awarded land grants to its California colonists, and before California became a part of the United States of America.

 
California Natives (general) Top
 
 
California Indian Basketweavers Association
http://www.ciba.org
Access the News From Native California quarterly publication

 
California Indian Museum & Cultural Center.
http://www.cimcc.indian.com/
Recently, the California Indian Museum has moved its operations to Santa Rosa, CA. The administration office is open Mon-Fri. from 9am to 5pm. The Museum currently offers a free monthly lecture series, but our exhibits are NOT open to the public until all renovations to our new building are done

 
Bureau of Indian Affairs
http://www.doi.gov/bureau-indian-affairs.html
lists of all federally recognized tribes & current issues. CURRENTLY RESTRICTED

 
Cabazon Band of Mission Indians-Cahuilla culture home site
http://www.cabazonindians.com/who.html
Our ancestors were primarily Cahuilla Indians. Cahuilla (pronounced Kah-we-ah) means "masters" or "powerful one," and 2,500 years ago these fiercely resourceful people learned to survive the blistering temperatures of the dry, unyielding land by digging wells. They devised creative methods for using local plant life such as acorns, mesquite and pinyon. And they built their homes (known as a kish) from reeds, branches and brush.

 
General look at some California tribes
http://www.ceres.ca.gov/ceres/calweb/native.html
California had a thriving population long before the Spanish explorers and the gold miners came to the State. Below is a partial listing of some of the Native American tribes who have lived in California for centuries. Look for more information about other tribes in the future.

 
Desert USA site-contains info about cultures: Kumeyaay & Cahuilla
http://www.sacbee.com/static/archive/news/projects/native/day1_main.html
Ever since California became American soil in 1848, the United States has shortchanged California's Indians more than any other American Indians. A six-month investigation by The Bee found that today, the average California Indian owns less land, has less money, gets less federal aid, has access to less health care and education, is less likely to have a job and gets less justice than other Indians nationwide.

 
California Nations Indian Gaming Association
http://www.cniga.com/members/roster.html
2000 members list

 
Federally recognized California Tribes; maps, lists
http://www.kstrom.net/isk/maps/ca/california.html

 
The 18 unratified treaties of 1851-1852
http://www.tachi-yokut.com/Intro.html
The 18 unratified treaties between the California Indians & the United States government.
(posted by the Tachi Yokut tribe)

 
Other Interesting Info. Top
 
 
Seven volume complilation of U.S. treaties
http://wwwdigital.library.okstate.edu/Kappler/tribes
Seven volume complilation of U.S. treaties, laws, & executive orders pertaining to North American Indian tribes; 1778-1883,
Vol II (state by state info.)



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