Wilton Rancheria

Wilton Rancheria

Miwok-Paiute ceremony in 1872
at current site of Yosemite Lodge
Total population
(600)
Regions with significant populations
 United States ( California)
Languages
English,
historically Central Sierra Miwok language
Related ethnic groups
other Miwok tribes

Wilton Rancheria is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Miwok people.[1] They were formed from Wilton Rancheria Miwok and the Me-Wuk Indian Community of the Wilton Rancheria.[2]

Today, approximately 600 people belong to the tribe.[3] The rancheria (or reservation) consists of 38.5 acres (156,000 m2) of land[4] located in the Sacramento Valley, near the city of Elk Grove, CA in the census-designated place of Wilton, California.

Government

The tribe is headquartered in Elk Grove, California. Their tribal chairman is Raymond Hitchcock.[5]

History

For many year, ancestors of the Wilton Rancheria Miwok lived along the Cosumnes River until 1958. The tribal members are descendants of the Plains and Sierra Miwok who lived and prospered in the Sacramento Valley.[6] In their own language, mi-wuk means "people".[7]

The tribe was re-recognized as a federal tribe on June 13, 2009,[8] after being terminated in 1958 under the California Rancheria Act, an Indian termination policy.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Restoration of Wilton Rancheria", Federal Register Vol. 74, No. 132, p.33468-33469 (July 13, 2009). Retrieved on 2009-09-03.
  2. ↑ Me-Wuk Indian Community of the Wilton Rancheria. Retrieved on 2009-09-03.
  3. ↑ "Wilton Rancheria Announces Restoration of Status as Federally Recognized Indian Tribe", Sacramento Business Journal, 2009-06-08. Retrieved on 2009-09-03.
  4. ↑ "About Rancheria" Official Wilton Rancheria website. Retrieved on 2009-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Tribal Directionary". National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 5 May 2016.
  6. ↑ "Wilton Rancheria Announces Restoration of Status as Federally Recognized Indian Tribe", Sacramento Business Journal, 2009-06-08. Retrieved on 2009-09-03.
  7. ↑ Me-Wuk-English Glossary. Retrieved 2009-09-03.
  8. ↑ "Wilton Miwok Rancheria tribe outlines future goals" Elk Grove Citizen, 2009-07-07. Retrieved on 2009-09-03.

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