Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians

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Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians
Total population
86 reservation population (2011) [1]
Regions with significant populations
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Languages
English, traditionally Owens Valley Paiute language
Related ethnic groups
other Owens Valley Paiute (or Eastern Mono)
and Shoshone peoples [2]

The Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians of the Fort Independence Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of Mono and Timbisha in the Owens Valley, in Inyo County, eastern California. [3] As of the 2010 Census the population was 93. [4]

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Government

The Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians is headquartered in the town of Independence. The tribe is governed by a democratically elected tribal council. The current tribal administration is as follows.

Enrollment into the tribe is based on the original allottees at the time, 1999, when the tribe's Article of Association where adopted and all living descendants of the original allottees who have a minimum of 1⁄16 Indian blood quantum, who are not enrolled in other tribes. [6]

Reservation

Location of Fort Independence Reservation 1195R Fort Independence Reservation Locator Map.svg
Location of Fort Independence Reservation

The Fort Independence Reservation ( 36°50′28″N118°13′44″W / 36.84111°N 118.22889°W / 36.84111; -118.22889 ) in Independence, is a federally recognized Indian reservation with a total area of 356 acres (1.44 km2) in Inyo County. [2] It was established in 1915. In 1990, the reservation was 234 acres (0.95 km2) large with a population of 38 Indians. [7]

Education

The reservation is served by the Owens Valley Unified School District.

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "Population." SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  2. 1 2 "Fort Independence Reservation." SDSU: California Indians and Their Reservations. 2011. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  3. ↑ Pritzker 155
  4. ↑ [ dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Tribal Government." Archived 8 October 2011 at the Wayback Machine Fort Independence Indian Resrvation. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  6. ↑ "Enrollment requirements of the Fort Independence Indian Community of Paiute Indians". Native American Indian Tribes of the US. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  7. ↑ Pritzker 241

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