Nyipily Kwill’ap Nyimhemuk Mataayum
Campo’s 9th Annual Star Gathering
Saturday July 21, 2007
Begin at 11:00 a.m.
Campo Indian Reservation
Over $25,000 in Cash Prizes

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Introduction
How The Viejas Came To Be
Capitan Grande is the name of the canyon through which the San Diego River once ran, about 35 miles east of San Diego. With abundant water, Indians living there had sustained themselves through farming.
In 1875, a Presidential Executive Order withdrew lands from the federal domain, setting aside a number of [...]

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Introduction
Native American tribes are sovereign. This sovereignty is validated from treaties and agreements between the tribes and the United State government. What this means is that tribes operate as independent, self-determining governing bodies in trust with the federal government. Indian tribes are equivalent to states in their relationship with the federal government.
As a sovereign government, [...]

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Introduction
Although one of the later-acquired reservations in southern California, much of the reservation has been removed from its original location. The original site is now occupied by Lake Wohlford and by an organization dedicated to the preservation of nature, the San Diego Wild Animal Park.
Compensatory land is now in five parcels, totaling 1,500 acres, on [...]

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Language:
Kumeyaay (Diegueño)

Population:*
75

Area:**
1,820 acres

Tribal Group:
Diegueño

Web Site:
 

Casino-Resort:
 

Map:

Introduction
Although closely related to and only a couple of miles distance from Santa Ysabel, the Mesa Grande band is a group that cherishes a singular independence.
The place is rather remote, very quiet, and scenic, high on a group of hills above the forests of Black Canyon (part of Cleveland National Forest). [...]

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Language:
Kumeyaay (Diegueño)

Population:*
69

Area:**
3,563 acres

Tribal Group:
Diegueño

Web Site:

Casino-Resort:

Map:

Introduction
The Manzanita, named for the brushy brush so common over drier California, occupies a 3,580 - acre rectangle of infertile upland valleys and meadows in the western part of the Carrizo Desert.
Homes of the residents are widely scattered, tucked behind boulders and hillsides for protection from the uncompromising summer sun. As [...]

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Language:
Kumeyaay (Diegueño)

Population:*
18

Area:**
3,471 acres

Tribal Group:
Diegueño

Web Site:
 

Casino-Resort:
 

Map:
 

Introduction
Under the shadow of 6,270-foot-high Mt. Laguna and at the eastern edge of Cleveland National Forest lies this 3,756-acre park-like highland.
La Posta has occasional residents, who value and guard their privacy. The one entry road is dusty or muddy, and is fenced off from intruders.

For additional information:
La Posta Band of Mission [...]

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Language:
Kumeyaay (Diegueño)

Population:*
60

Area:**
6 acres

Tribal Group:
Diegueño

Web Site:
Official Site

Casino-Resort:
 

Map:
Google Maps

Introduction
Sixty-five years ago a small band of Tipai found themselves these six acres upon which to settle - a tiny plot in the rolling hills east of the town of Jamul.
On the reservation there is a feeling of great community. Meetings take place in the tribal hall. After 65 [...]

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Language:
Kumeyaay (Diegueño)

Population:*
(none on reservation)

Area:**
846 acres

Tribal Group:
Diegueño

Web Site:

Casino-Resort:

Map:

Introduction
These are two parcels of rather remote and inaccessible land under the silhouette of Cuyamaca Peak.
At present there are no permanent inhabitants of these 852 acres, although some remodeling is underway on Inaja. Deep winter snows and lack of facilities make these locations inhospitable to all but the hardiest.

For [...]

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