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Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California

Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California

Indian tribe in California, United States

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]

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Government

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

Reservation

Location of Chicken Ranch Rancheria

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

Economic development

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

Education

The ranchería is served by the Jamestown Elementary School District and Sonora Union High School District.

Notes

  1. [1]
    "California Indians and Their Reservations: Populations." San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  2. [2]
    Pritzker 135–6
  3. [3]
    "Tribal Office Locations." California Department of Transportation: District 10. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  4. [4]
    "California Indians and Their Reservations: Miwok." Archived 30 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  5. [5]
    "Tribes: C." National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  6. [6]
    "Member Tribes." Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine California Rural Indian Health Board. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
  7. [7]
    "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

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