Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians
| Total population |
|---|
| 288[1] |
| Regions with significant populations |
 United States California |
| Languages |
| Religion |
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traditional tribal religion |
| Related ethnic groups |
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians of the Los Coyotes Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians, who are Mission Indians located in California.[4]
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Reservation [edit]
Los Coyotes Reservation (33°17′52″N 116°33′22″W / 33.29778°N 116.55611°W) is located in northeastern San Diego County.[4] Of 288 enrolled tribal members, about 74 live on the reservation.[1] It was founded in 1889.[3]
Their reservation is the largest in San Diego County. Located at an 80 mile drive from San Diego, the land sits between Anza-Borrego Desert State Park and the Cleveland National Forest.[1]
Government [edit]
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeno Indians is headquartered in Warner Springs, California. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Their current tribal spokesperson is Shane Chapparosa.[5]
Goals of 2012 [edit]
The Los Coyote tribe seeks to establish a resort/casino in the Barstow, California.[citation needed]
In 2011, the tribe was called to court when the had leasing problems the Eagle Rock Training Center – a project set up by a private contractor for military type training.[citation needed]
Language [edit]
The Cahuilla and Cupeño languages are closely related and are part of the Takic language family. Cupeño and Cahuilla are endangered. Alvino Siva, an enrolled tribal member and a fluent Cahuilla language speaker, died on June 26, 2009. He preserved the tribe's traditional bird songs, sung in the Cahuilla language, by teaching them to younger generations of Cahuilla people.[6]
Notable tribal members [edit]
- Katherine Siva Saubel (March 7, 1920 – November 1, 2011), scholar of Indian language and culture, co-founder of the Malki Museum, and former Los Coyotes tribal chairperson
Notes [edit]
- ^ a b c "Los Coyotes Indian Reservation." Kuumeyaay Information Village. (retrieved 17 May 2010)
- ^ Eargle, 111
- ^ a b Pritzker, 120
- ^ a b California Indians and Their Reservations. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 17 May 2010)
- ^ "Tribal Governments by Area." National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 12 May 2010)
- ^ Waldner, Erin. "Cahuilla elder, one of last fluent in language, dies." The Press-Enterprise. 9 July 2009 (retrieved 17 May 2010)
References [edit]
- Eargle, Jr., Dolan H. California Indian Country: The Land and the People. San Francisco: Tree Company Press, 1992. ISBN 0-937401-20-X.
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
Further reading [edit]
- James, Harry Clebourne (1960 (reprinted 1968)). The Cahuilla Indians. Morongo Indian Reservation: Malki Museum Press (Westernlore Press). ASIN B0007HDH7E. LCCN 60010491. OCLC 254156323. LCC E99.K27 J3 ASIN B0007EJ4OM
