Potter Valley Tribe
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The Potter Valley Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Pomo people
in Mendocino County, California
. They were previously known as the Little River Band of Pomo Indians and Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California.
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In the early 20th century, the Rancheria was a village of 11 houses with 50 residents. They came from all villages all over the valley, including the Yukian Huchnom band. The Methodist Episcopal church
maintained a village school for the reservation.
. The current tribal administration is:
Pomo people
The Pomo people are an indigenous peoples of California. The historic Pomo territory in northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, and mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point...
in Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County, California
Mendocino County is a county located on the north coast of the U.S. state of California, north of the greater San Francisco Bay Area and west of the Central Valley. As of the 2010 census, the population was 87,841, up from 86,265 at the 2000 census...
. They were previously known as the Little River Band of Pomo Indians and Potter Valley Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California.
Reservation
The Potter Valley Tribe's reservation is the Potter Valley Rancheria, which is 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) large. 138 tribal members live on the reservation. The Rancheria is situated in the western slope of Potter Valley, just south of Centerville, CaliforniaCenterville, California
Centerville may refer to:*Centerville, Alameda County, California, now part of Fremont, California*Centerville, Alpine County, California*Centerville, Butte County, California*Centerville, El Dorado County, California*Centerville, Fresno County, California...
.
In the early 20th century, the Rancheria was a village of 11 houses with 50 residents. They came from all villages all over the valley, including the Yukian Huchnom band. The Methodist Episcopal church
Methodist Episcopal Church
The Methodist Episcopal Church, sometimes referred to as the M.E. Church, was a development of the first expression of Methodism in the United States. It officially began at the Baltimore Christmas Conference in 1784, with Francis Asbury and Thomas Coke as the first bishops. Through a series of...
maintained a village school for the reservation.
Government
The tribe conducts business from Ukiah, CaliforniaUkiah, California
The average high temperature is 73.5 °F . Average low temperature is 46.1 °F . Temperatures reach 90 °F on an average of 65.6 days annually and 100 °F on an average of 14.4 days annually. Due to frequent low humidity, summer temperatures normally drop into the fifties at night. Freezing...
. The current tribal administration is:
- Salvador Rosales, Tribal Chairperson
- Losario Rosales, Treasurer
- Rosemary Rahmaoui, Secretary
External links
- Potter Valley Tribe, official website