Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
The North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Mono Native Americans. North Fork Rancheria is the name of the tribe's reservation, which is located in Madera County, California.Pritzker, 137 Nium is their self-designation.[http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddict.shtml#c California Indians and Their Reservations.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100110062812/http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddict.shtml#c |date=2010-01-10 }} SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 24 July 2009)
Culture
The North Fork Mono tribe are Western Mono Indians, whose traditional homeland is in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills of California. The Mono language is part of the Paiute language family.[http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddictmp.shtml#monowest California Indians and Their Reservations.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100726214650/http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddictmp.shtml#monowest |date=2010-07-26 }} SDSU Library and Information Access. (retrieved 24 July 2009) Their oral history is included in Mono traditional narratives.
Awani descendants are also enrolled in the Northfork Rancheria.{{cite web |title=Surviving Communities |url=https://www.nps.gov/yose/learn/historyculture/surviving-communities.htm |website=Yosemite |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=26 August 2024}}
Enrollment
The tribe's 1996 Constitution allows open enrollment to eligible lineal descendants of the Northfork Mono. Their enrollment is 1800, making them one of California's largest native tribes.[http://www.northforkrancheria.com/page.cfm?pageID=4 History and Timeline.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422174508/http://www.northforkrancheria.com/page.cfm?pageID=4 |date=2008-04-22 }} North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians. (retrieved 25 July 2009)
Reservation
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The North Fork Rancheria occupies {{convert|80|acre|m2}} along the western edge of the Sierra National Forest, about {{convert|50|mi|km}} northeast of Fresno, California. Their tribal headquarters are located in North Fork of Madera County, California.
Mono tribes
Other federally recognized Mono tribes are the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.
Education
The ranchería is served by the Chawanakee Joint Elementary School District and Sierra High school Joint Union High School District.
Notes
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References
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. {{ISBN|978-0-19-513877-1}}
External links
- [https://www.northforkrancheria-nsn.gov/ North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, official website]
- [https://www.northforkrancheria-nsn.gov/our-people/history/ History and Timelines of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians]
- [https://www.amazon.com/Walking-Where-We-Lived-Memoirs/dp/0806130873/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_1, Book: Walking Where We Lived: Memoirs of a Mono Indian Family by Gaylen D. Lee]
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