Jamul Indian Village
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The Jamul Indian Village of California is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay
Indians, who are sometimes known as Mission Indians
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, in southeastern San Diego County, California
. It is six acres large One member of the tribe lives on the reservation, although 20 members lived there in the 1970s. It was established in 1912.
. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Raymond Hunter is their current tribal chairperson.
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 Jamul Indian Village is a federal reservation, located in 10 miles southeast of El CajonEl Cajon, California
-History:El Cajon is located on the Rancho El Cajon Mexican land grant made in 1845 to María Antonia Estudillo, wife of Miguel Pedrorena. In 1876 Amaziah Lord Knox , a New Englander who had recently moved to California, established a hotel there to serve the growing number of people traveling...
, in southeastern San Diego County, California
San 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...
. It is six acres large One member of the tribe lives on the reservation, although 20 members lived there in the 1970s. It was established in 1912.
Government
The Jamul Indian Village is headquartered in Jamul, CaliforniaJamul, California
Jamul is a census-designated place in San Diego County, California. Jamul had a population of 6,163 at the 2010 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau Jamul is located at ....
. They are governed by a democratically elected tribal council. Raymond Hunter is their current tribal chairperson.
External links
- Jamul Indian Village, official website