Английская Википедия:Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox ethnic group The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok in Amador County, California.[1][2] The Buena Vista Miwok are Sierra Miwok, an indigenous people of California.[3]
Government
The tribe conducts business from Sacramento, California.[3] The tribe is led by an elected council. The current tribal chairperson is Rhonda Morningstar Pope.[4]
Tribal enrollment is based in lineal descent from original tribal members;[4] that is, the tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirements.
In 2013, the federal acknowledgment of "Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians," was being challenged by a lawsuit that was awaiting scheduling in the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals in San Francisco in "Friends of Amador County, et al. versus Ken Salazar, et al."[5][6]
Reservation
The Buena Vista Rancheria is Шаблон:Convert parcel of land, located just outside the census-designated place of Buena Vista. The land once belonged to the Oliver family and was purchased by the federal government to establish an Indian rancheria in 1927.[7]
Casino
Harrah's Northern California is a tribal casino owned by the tribe and located on its reservation. Caesars Entertainment manages the casino and licenses the Harrah's name to the tribe. The casino has Шаблон:Convert of gaming space with 20 table games and about 1,000 slot machines.[8]
The tribe won its legal fight against Amador County to allow the development of the casino in 2016.[9] In 2018, the tribe sold $205 million of high-interest junk bonds to finance the project, and struck its development agreement with Caesars.[10][11] The casino opened on 29 April 2019.[12]
History
The rancheria was unilaterally terminated by Congress, along with 42 other rancherias, under the California Rancheria Act of 1958. The tribe has been federally recognized since 1985. In 1970, President Richard Nixon declared the Rancheria Act a failure. The Buena Vista Rancheria tribe joined 16 other native California tribes in a class action lawsuit, Tillie Hardwick v. United States to restore their sovereignty, and in 1987, the tribes won their lawsuit. On 22 December 1983 the Buena Vista Rancheria tribe ratified its constitution.[7]
See also
Notes
References
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. Шаблон:ISBN
External links
Шаблон:Indian reservations in California Шаблон:Miwok
- ↑ Pritzker 135–6
- ↑ "Tribal Office Locations." California Department of Transportation: District 10. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 "California Indians and Their Reservations: Miwok." Шаблон:Webarchive San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 28 May 2012.
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 "Tribal Government." Шаблон:Webarchive Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
- ↑ http://www.sacramentopress.com/headline/76861/Protest_of_Casino_Development_at_Buena_Vista_Rancheria Sacramentopress.com: "Protest_of_Casino_Development_at_Buena_Vista_Rancheria"] Шаблон:Webarchive
- ↑ http://www.ledger.news/news/local_news/amador-county-faces-setbacks-in-casino-lawsuits/article_a34f337c-d9ea-11e7-b09e-170965d1e1e7.html https://www.indianz.com/IndianGaming/2016/03/17/judge-backs-bia-in-longrunning.asp
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 "History." Шаблон:Webarchive Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
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