Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians should not be confused with Mesa Grande.
| Group: | Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians |
| Flag: | Flag of the Mesa Grande Band of Mission Indians.PNG |
| Flag Caption: | Flag of the Mesa Grande Band |
| Population: | 630 enrolled members[1] |
| Popplace: | United States (California) |
| Rels: | Traditional tribal religion, Christianity (Roman Catholicism) |
| Langs: | Ipai,[2] [3] English |
| Related: | other Kumeyaay tribes, Cocopa, Quechan, Paipai, and Kiliwa |
The Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay Indians,[4] who are sometimes known as Mission Indians.
The Mesa Grande Reservation (33.0886°N -116.7519°W) is a federal Indian reservation located in eastern San Diego County, California, near Santa Ysabel. Founded in 1875,[4] the reservation is 1803acres large. Approximately 180 of the 630 members of the tribe live on the reservation.[1] In 1973, 24 out of 261 enrolled tribal members lived on the reservation.[2]
The reservation was featured in the 1936 film Ramona.[5]
The Mesa Grande Band is headquartered in Mesa Grande, CA. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Michael Linton is their current tribal chairperson.[6]