Iipay Nation of Santa Ysabel
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The Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay
Indians, who are sometimes known as Mission Indians
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, near the mountain towns of Santa Ysabel
and Julian. The reservation was founded in 1893 and is 15526.78 acres (62.8 km²) large. 110 people of 300 enrolled members lived there in the 1970s.
. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Virgil Perez is their current tribal chairperson and Brandie Taylor is the vice chairwoman. Perez succeedes Johnny Hernandez in office.
and the Orchard Restaurant and the Seven Oaks Bar and Grill, located in Santa Ysabel.
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Kumeyaay
The Kumeyaay, also known as Tipai-Ipai, Kamia, or formerly Diegueño, are Native American people of the extreme southwestern United States and northwest Mexico. They live in the states of California in the US and Baja California in Mexico. In Spanish, the name is commonly spelled...
Indians, who are sometimes known as Mission Indians
Mission Indians
Mission Indians is a term for many Native California tribes, primarily living in coastal plains, adjacent inland valleys and mountains, and on the Channel Islands in central and southern California, United States. The tribes had established comparatively peaceful cultures varying from 250 to 8,000...
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Reservation
The Santa Ysabel Reservation is a federal reservation, located in northeastern San Diego County, CaliforniaSan Diego County, California
San Diego County is a large county located in the southwestern corner of the US state of California. Hence, San Diego County is also located in the southwestern corner of the 48 contiguous United States. Its county seat and largest city is San Diego. Its population was about 2,813,835 in the 2000...
, near the mountain towns of Santa Ysabel
Santa Ysabel, California
Santa Ysabel is an unincorporated community in California, in the east half of San Diego County. It is home to Santa Ysabel Asistencia, a Spanish mission...
and Julian. The reservation was founded in 1893 and is 15526.78 acres (62.8 km²) large. 110 people of 300 enrolled members lived there in the 1970s.
Government
The Santa Ysabel Band is headquartered in Santa Ysabel, CaliforniaSanta Ysabel, California
Santa Ysabel is an unincorporated community in California, in the east half of San Diego County. It is home to Santa Ysabel Asistencia, a Spanish mission...
. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Virgil Perez is their current tribal chairperson and Brandie Taylor is the vice chairwoman. Perez succeedes Johnny Hernandez in office.
Economic development
The tribe owns and operates the Santa Ysabel Resort and CasinoSanta Ysabel Casino
Santa Ysabel Resort & Casino is an Indian owned and operated casino located on the Santa Ysabel Indian Reservation in Santa Ysabel, California. It is owned and operated by Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueño Indians....
and the Orchard Restaurant and the Seven Oaks Bar and Grill, located in Santa Ysabel.
Activities
In mid-November every year, the tribe celebrates a Feast Day at Santa Ysabel AsistenciaSanta Ysabel Asistencia
The Santa Ysabel Asistencia was founded on September 20, 1818 at Cañada de Santa Ysabel in the mountains east of San Diego , as a "sub-mission" to Mission San Diego de Alcalá, and to serve as a rest stop for those travelling between San Diego and Sonora...
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