Pinoleville Pomo Nation
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The Pinoleville Pomo Nation is a federally recognized tribe of Pomo people
in Mendocino County, California
. Leona Williams currently serves as Tribal Chairperson.
, is 6.7 acres (27,114 m²) large. The tribe is trying to place this second parcel into trust and develop it with housing. The Rancheria was terminated by the US Federal Government but it was restored in the 1980s.
The tribe conducts business from Ukiah, California
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In order to improve diets and the local environment the Pinoleville Pomo Nation created a horticultural program, which focuses on tribal youth — educating them about plants, to improve self-esteem and provide skills. Pinole Nation Gardens include a greenhouse, orchards, two gardens, and native plant restoration areas and are located in Ukiah.
Pomo people
The Pomo people are an indigenous peoples of California. The historic Pomo territory in northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, and mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point...
in Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...
. Leona Williams currently serves as Tribal Chairperson.
Reservation
The Pinoleville Pomo Nation's reservation is the Pinoleville Rancheria. The primary parcel of land occupies 99 acres (400,639.1 m²) in Mendocino County, and approximately 70 tribal members reside there. A second parcel, located in Lake CountyLake County, California
Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. It takes its name from Clear Lake, the dominant geographic feature in the county and the largest natural lake wholly within California...
, is 6.7 acres (27,114 m²) large. The tribe is trying to place this second parcel into trust and develop it with housing. The Rancheria was terminated by the US Federal Government but it was restored in the 1980s.
History
The Pomo who became the Pinoleville Band lived in northern Ukiah Valley, but their ancestral lands were overrun by non-native settlers in the mid-19th century. Their reservation was established in 1911 by the US Federal Government but was terminated in 1966 under the California Rancheria Act. They quickly lost 50% of their land base. In 1979 the Pinoleville Band joined Tillie Hardwick v. the United States, a class action suit that was decided in favor of the tribes. The Pinoleville Pomo were able to regain federal recognition and restore their original reservation to trust status.The tribe conducts business from Ukiah, California
Ukiah, California
The average high temperature is 73.5 °F . Average low temperature is 46.1 °F . Temperatures reach 90 °F on an average of 65.6 days annually and 100 °F on an average of 14.4 days annually. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing...
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Tribal services and projects
Pinoleville Pomo Nation operated a housing program, an environmental department, Head Start, vocational training, and an historic preservation office.In order to improve diets and the local environment the Pinoleville Pomo Nation created a horticultural program, which focuses on tribal youth — educating them about plants, to improve self-esteem and provide skills. Pinole Nation Gardens include a greenhouse, orchards, two gardens, and native plant restoration areas and are located in Ukiah.