The Ramona Band or Village of Cahuilla Mission Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla

Cahuilla

The Cahuilla, Iviatim in their own language, are Indians with a common culture whose ancestors inhabited inland areas of southern California 2,000 years ago. Their original territory included an area of about . The traditional Cahuilla territory was near the geographic center of Southern California...

 Indians, located in Riverside County, California

Riverside County, California

Riverside County is a county in the U.S. state of California. One of 58 California counties, it covers in the southern part of the state, and stretches from Orange County to the Colorado River, which forms the state border with Arizona. The county derives its name from the city of Riverside,...

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Reservation

The Ramona Indian Reservation was founded in 1893. It is about 560 acres (2.3 km²) large, located in Anza, California

Anza, California

Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, and approximately southwest of Palm Springs, southeast of Los Angeles, California and...

 at the foot of Thomas Mountain. The land was originally Sauppalpisa territory and was a traditional gathering place for Cahuilla ceremonies.

Government

The tribe's headquarters is located in Anza, California

Anza, California

Anza is a census-designated place located in southern Riverside County, California, in the Anza Valley, a semi-arid region at a mean elevation of above sea level. It is located south of Idyllwild, and approximately southwest of Palm Springs, southeast of Los Angeles, California and...

. Their current tribal chairman is Manuel Hamiton.

External links

• Ramona Band of Cahuilla Indians, official website
• Ramona Band of Cahuilla Animated History, Youtube