Dry Creek Rancheria
Encyclopedia
The Dry Creek Rancheria is the land base ( reservation
) of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians. The reservation consists today of approximately 75 acres (303,514.5 m²) near the Russian River, in Sonoma County, approximately 75 miles (120.7 km) north of San Francisco, California
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The tribe itself was called Dry Creek Rancheria from the time of Vallejo
(Spanish Ranchería
s) in the 19th century. In 1915 the tribe was called "Dry Creek Indians", "Dry Creek Pomo", and many mixtures of the two. The tribe adopted the name "Dry Creek Rancheria" for the reservation (lands) and the tribe officially in 1972. The tribe changed its name to Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.
Indian reservation
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...
) of the Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians. The reservation consists today of approximately 75 acres (303,514.5 m²) near the Russian River, in Sonoma County, approximately 75 miles (120.7 km) north of San Francisco, California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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The tribe itself was called Dry Creek Rancheria from the time of Vallejo
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo
Mariano Guadalupe Vallejo was a Californian military commander, politician, and rancher. He was born a subject of Spain, performed his military duties as an officer of Mexico, and shaped the transition of California from a Mexican district to an American state...
(Spanish Ranchería
Ranchería
The Spanish word ranchería, or rancherío, refers to a small, rural settlement. In the Americas the term was applied to native villages and to the workers' quarters of a ranch. English adopted the term with both these meanings, usually to designate the residential area of a rancho in the American...
s) in the 19th century. In 1915 the tribe was called "Dry Creek Indians", "Dry Creek Pomo", and many mixtures of the two. The tribe adopted the name "Dry Creek Rancheria" for the reservation (lands) and the tribe officially in 1972. The tribe changed its name to Dry Creek Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians.