Pala Indian Reservation (Calif.)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
שמורת אינדיאנים פלה (קליפורניה)
Name (Latin)
Pala Indian Reservation (Calif.)
Other forms of name
Pala Reservation (Calif.)
Coordinates
-117.0469444 -117.0469444 33.35944444 33.35944444 (gooearth )
See Also From tracing topical name
Indian reservations California
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q14683598
Library of congress: sh2001006106
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2001002864: Hyer, J.R. We are not savages, 2001.
  • Federal and state indian reservations:p. 89.
  • Indian reservations:p. 57.
  • Sleeping Indian Century WWW Site, May 17, 2001(Pala Indian Reservation)

Wikipedia description:

The Pala Indian Reservation is the reservation of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Indigenous Californians. The reservation is in the San Luis Rey River Valley in northern San Diego County, California, east of the community of Fallbrook. The reservation has also historically been called the Mission Indian Reservation. Pala Band citizens are Cupeño and Luiseño. These bands have shared territory since 1903. Five other federally recognized tribes are Luiseño and are located in southern California. The Pala Reservation is the most populated reservation in San Diego County. Its area is 52.163 km2 (20.140 sq mi) and resident population in 1,573 persons, according to the 2000 census. About 44 percent of whom were of solely Native American heritage. Robert H. Smith is the Tribal Chairman.

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