Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 500 enrolled members (2012) 141 members living on the rancheria[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 United States( California) | |
| Languages | |
| English, historicallyMiwok languages,Nisenan language | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| otherMaiduandMiwok tribes |
TheShingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract), Californiais afederally recognized tribe.[2]
Government
[edit]The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians is an independent, sovereign tribal government led by an elected Tribal Council.
- Tribal chairwoman: Regina Cuellar
- Tribal vice-chair: Malissa Tayaba
- Council member: Daniel Burnett
- Council member: Jacky Calanchini
- Council member: Allan Campbell
- Council member: Pat Cuellar
- Council member: Brian Fonseca[1]
Reservation
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TheShingle Springs Rancheria(38°41′48″N120°54′18″W/ 38.69667°N 120.90500°W) is located inEl Dorado County, California.[3]It lies in the heart ofNisenanor southernMaiduterritory[4]Nearby communities areShingle SpringsandDiamond Springs.
On June 14, 2013, Rep.Tom McClintockintroduced into theUnited States House of Representativesthe bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (H.R. 2388; 113th Congress). The bill would take specified federal land in El Dorado County, into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.[5]TheUnited States Secretary of the Interiorwould be responsible for carrying this out.[6]TheUnited States Department of the Interiorprovided the following background information about the situation when it testified about the bill before the Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs of the House Natural Resources Committee: "On December 16, 1916, the Secretary of the Interior purchased the 160-acre Shingle Springs Rancheria east of Sacramento in El Dorado County, California at the request of the Sacramento-Verona Band of Miwok Indians. Today's members of the Shingle Springs Rancheria are descendants of the Miwok andMaiduIndians who once lived in this region. Currently, there are approximately 500 enrolled members of the Tribe, with about 140 living on the Rancheria. The tribe has expressed an interest in expanding the Rancheria by adding adjacent BLM-managed lands for improved access and additional residential housing for the tribe. "[7]
Education
[edit]The ranchería is served by the Mother Lode Union Elementary School District andEl Dorado Union High School District.
Notable tribal citizens
[edit]- Harry Fonseca(1946–2006), painter
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ab"Tribal Governance."Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^[1][dead link]
- ^"Shingle Springs Rancheria Tribal Court."California Courts.Retrieved 31 May 2012.
- ^"Archived copy".Archived fromthe originalon 3 January 2014.Retrieved31 May2012.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.2012. Retrieved 31 May 2012. - ^"H.R. 2388 - Summary".United States Congress.Retrieved27 June2014.
- ^Kasperowicz, Pete (3 December 2013)."Tuesday: Guns, TSA, and loose change".The Hill.Retrieved27 June2014.
- ^"Statement for the Record by the Department of the Interior".United States Department of the Interior. 23 July 2013.Retrieved27 June2014.
References
[edit]- Pritzker, Barry M.A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples.Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.ISBN978-0-19-513877-1