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Table Mountain Rancheria
| Total population | |
|---|---|
|
140-160 enrolled members 11 reservation population[1] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| 23x15px United States (23x15px California) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Yokuts language | |
| Religion | |
| traditional tribal religion, Christianity | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Yokuts and Monache tribes[2] |
The Table Mountain Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Native American people from the Chukchansi band of Yokuts and the Monache tribe. It is also the tribe's ranchería, located in Fresno County, California.[1]
Reservation
Founded in 1916,[2] the Table Mountain Rancheria is Script error: No such module "convert". large and located in Fresno County, near Friant, California. The reservation population is approximately eleven people, with 34 tribal members living in the general area.[1]
Government
The tribe's headquarters is located in Friant, and their tribal chairperson is Leanne Walker-Grant.[3]
Economic development
The tribe owns and operates Table Mountain Casino, the Eagle's Landing restaurant, Mountain Feast Buffet, and TM Cafe, all located in Friant.[4]
Notes
- ^ a b c "California Indians and Their Reservations: T." San Diego State University Library and Information Access. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ a b Pritzker, 159
- ^ "Tribal Governments by Area." National Congress of American Indians. (retrieved 27 June 2010)
- ^ "Table Mountain." 500 Nations. (retrieved 27 May 2010)
References
- Eargle, Jr., Dolan H. California Indian Country: The Land and the People. San Francisco: Tree Company Press, 1992. ISBN 0-937401-20-X.
- Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.
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