Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California explained

Group:	Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
Popplace:
Langs:	English, historically Central Sierra Miwok language
Related:	other Miwok tribes
Population:	11^[1]

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 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.

References

• Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.

External links

37.9278°N -120.4497°W

Notes and References

1. http://library.sdsu.edu/guides/sub2.php?id=195&pg=195 "California Indians and Their Reservations: Populations."
2. Pritzker 135–6
3. https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:2WxnLbEe9nkJ:www.dot.ca.gov/dist10/divisions/Planning/ruraladmin/d10tribalmap306.pdf+&hl=en&gl=us&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESiMeGDR0CVDH0uIAhqnStp2dR-YrnZKB3NqqlyDFb8PnDcxQz7DsuSMfZhAUAwCAfJvjt9IFiZ1y649mp2sVjdEpkL8UlC8lAfBlxPaMt78QSvP_wp_uBB89POTEy7cnGCDh0sW&sig=AHIEtbS82JqFtBKK3ZEeC0Mdjy-UwU_u2g&pli=1 "Tribal Office Locations."
4. http://library.sdsu.edu/guides/sub2.php?id=195&pg=195 "California Indians and Their Reservations: Miwok."
5. http://www.ncai.org/tribal-directory?letter=C "Tribes: C."
6. http://www.crihb.org/inside-crihb/member-tribes.html "Member Tribes."
7. http://www.chickenranchcasino.com/#38 "The Ranch House."