Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
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The Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Mattole, Bear River and Wiyot people in Humboldt County, California.[2]
Government
The Bear River Band is headquartered in Loleta, California.[3] Tribal enrollment is based on residency on the Rohnerville Rancheria from 1910 to 1960 or being a lineal descent of those residents.[4]
Reservation and traditional territories
The Rohnerville Rancheria is a federally recognized ranchería located in two separate parts. One (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) is at the eastern edge of Fortuna, and the other (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".) to the southeast of Loleta, both in Humboldt County. As of the 2010 Census the population was 38.[5]
The tribe's traditional territory was along the Mattole and Bear Rivers near Cape Mendocino. Wiyot people lived along the Little River down to the Bear River and Script error: No such module "convert". eastward.[2]Template:RP The Mattole villages of Tcalko', Chilsheck, Selsche'ech, Tlanko, Estakana, and Sehtla were located along Bear River.[3]
Economic development
The Bear River Band owns and operates several entities including Bear River Casino Resort, River's Edge Restaurant, the Thirsty Bear Lounge, Bear River Recreation Center, and Bear River Tobacco Traders all located in Loleta, California.[6] The new Bear River Family Entertainment Center that includes a 10 lane bowling alley, arcade, and laser tag and tournament baseball field open to the public, located next to the Bear River Recreation Center.
Traditional culture
Mattole people differ from neighboring tribes because men traditionally tattooed their faces, instead of just women. Mattole spoke the Mattole language, an Athapaskan language,[3] while Wiyots spoke the Wiyot language, an Algonquian language.[7]
References
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- ↑ [1] Bear River Tribe: About Us. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
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- ↑ "Amended Constitution of the Bear River Band of Rohnerville Rancheria.", retrieved 25 June 2012.
- ↑ https://www.census.gov/2010census/popmap/ipmtext.php?fl=3220Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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- ↑ "Wiyot Indians." Script error: No such module "webarchive". SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
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External links
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- Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria, official website
- Wiyot Tribe
- MattoleTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Four Directions Institute
- WiyotTemplate:Category handler[<span title="Script error: No such module "string".">usurped]Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters"., Four Directions Institute
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