Mechoopda
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The Mechoopda are a tribe of Maidu people, an Indigenous people of California. They are enrolled in the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe. Historically, the tribe has spoken Konkow, a language related to the Maidu language, and as of 2010, has created digital learning materials from old recordings of Emma Cooper, made during the 1940s as a part of the war effort.[1]
The tribe was formerly centered in a village located about Template:Convert south of contemporary Chico, California.[2] The Tribe was terminated in 1967, losing its 26-acre Chico Rancheria. Today, approximately one-half of the old Chico Rancheria is now owned by California State University, Chico (CSUC). The 11-acre university-owned portion of the former reservation is used by CSUC's agriculture, anthropology, and archaeology students.[3]
The Mechoopda regained federal recognition in 1992.
Government
The Mechoopda Indian Tribe ratified their constitution on 1 February 1998. The tribe is governed by a seven-member council.[4] The current administration is as follows:
- Tribal Chairman: Dennis Ramirez
- Vice Chairperson: Sandra Knight:
- Treasurer: He-Lo Ramirez
- Secretary: Roberta Lewis
- Member-at-Large: Barbara Rose
- Member-at-Large: Isaiah Meders
- Member-at-Large: Jenny Atkins[5]
Reservation
The Chico Ranchería is a federal reservation located in Butte County. The population of the tribe is 560;[6] the population on the ranchería is approximately 70.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Chico is the closest town.[7]
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External links
- Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, official website
- Mechoopda Indian Rancheria, history
- University Signs Agreement with Mechoopda Tribe
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<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedgov1 - ↑ "Tribal Government." Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Ranchería. Tribal Council. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ↑ Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria official website
- ↑ "California Indians and Their Reservations: Chico Rancheria." San Diego State University Library and Information Access. Retrieved 31 August 2012.