Roaring Creek Rancheria

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Roaring Creek Rancheria
Total population
1800 Pit River Indians,
14 living on rancheria [1]
Regions with significant populations
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Languages
English
Religion
traditional tribal religion, Christianity
Related ethnic groups
other Pit River Indians [2]
Location of Roaring Creek Rancheria 3185R Roaring Creek Rancheria Locator Map.svg
Location of Roaring Creek Rancheria

The Roaring Creek Rancheria is a federal Indian reservation belonging to Achumawi and Atsugewi members of the Pit River Tribe, a federally recognized tribe of indigenous people of California. The ranchería is located in Shasta County in north-central California. [1]

Contents

Established in 1915, Roaring Creek Rancheria is 80 acres (320,000 m2) large [2] and is located 43 miles northeast of Redding, California. [1] More locally, it lies about 5 miles northwest of the unincorporated community of Montgomery Creek.

Education

The ranchería is served by the Mountain Union Elementary School District and the Shasta Union High School District.

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 "Roaring Creek Rancheria." SDSU: California Indians and their Reservations. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  2. 1 2 Pritzker 117

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