Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California

Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Total population
(350[1])
Regions with significant populations
United States (California)
Languages
English, Pomoan languages
Religion
traditional tribal religion, Christianity, Kuksu
Related ethnic groups
Pomo tribes

The Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Pomo Indians in California.

The tribe's reservation, the Sherwood Valley Rancheria, is located in Mendocino County, near Willits, California, on Highway 101. It is 356 acres (1.44 km2) large. The lands on the reservation are called the old and new rancheria.[1]

History

The Sherwood Valley Rancheria is a community of Coastal Pomo Indians, who are indigenous to Sonoma and Mendocino Counties in northern California. Their historical community was called Kulá Kai Pomo, and they traditionally lived along the upper course of the Eel River. They spoke the Pomo language. The last traditional chief of the Kulá Kai Pomo was Lunkaya.[2]

Russians were the first non-Indians with whom the Pomo had sustained contact. They withdrew, only to be replaced by increasing numbers of European-Americans, who came to Pomo country to farm or to mine gold in the mid-19th century. Non-Indians quickly outnumbers the Indians and wreaked havoc on their communities. A system of rancherias, or small reservations, was established by the US government for displaced Californian tribes, including the Sherwood Valley Rancheria.

Today

Sherwood Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians has over 450 enrolled members with 179 of them living on the reservation.[1] The tribe owns Sherwood Valley Rancheria Casino and Creekside Cafe, formerly known as the Black Bart Casino, in Willits on land purchased by the tribe in 1987.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 California Indians and Their Reservations. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2009 (retrieved 26 Feb 2009)
  2. ↑ Anderson, Verle. People Called Pomo. (MS Word document) 9 June 2005 (retrieved 26 Feb 2009)
  3. ↑ Sherwood Valley Rancheria Casino. (retrieved 11 June 2010)

Coordinates: 39°32′13″N 123°29′18″W / 39.53694°N 123.48833°W / 39.53694; -123.48833

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