Table Mountain Rancheria Explained

Group:Table Mountain Rancheria
Flag:https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/xa-tabmt.html
Popplace:
Rels:traditional tribal religion, Christianity
Langs:English, Yokuts language
Related:other Yokuts and Monache tribes[1]
Population:140–160 enrolled members
11 reservation population[2]

The Table Mountain Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Native American people from the Chukchansi band of Yokuts and the Monache tribe. It is also the tribe's ranchería, located in Fresno County, California.[2]

Reservation

Founded in 1916,[1] the Table Mountain Rancheria is 61acres large and in Fresno County, near Friant, California. The reservation population is approximately eleven people, with 34 tribal members living in the general area.[2]

Government

The tribe's headquarters is in Friant, and their tribal chairperson is Brenda D. Lavell.[3]

Economic development

The tribe owns and operates Table Mountain Casino and Resort and Eagle Springs Golf Course, both in Friant. Table Mountain Casino Resort includes a casino, twelve story hotel, Eagle's Landing Steakhouse, Sukai Teppanyaki restaurant (above the hotel tower), Blue Oak Grille, Native Gathering Grounds coffee shop, and a few fast service restaurants all in a single building.[4]

On July 21, 2022, the new Table Mountain Casino and Resort opened to the public. The old casino building is planned to be used as employee offices. https://tmcasino.com/grandopeningannouncement/

References

36.985°N -119.6358°W

Notes and References

  1. Pritzker, 159
  2. http://library.sdsu.edu/guides/sub2.php?id=195&pg=197 "California Indians and Their Reservations: T."
  3. http://www.ncai.org/index.php?id=126&selectpro_area=10 "Tribal Governments by Area."
  4. http://500nations.com/casinos/caTableMountain.asp "Table Mountain."