[PW] native americans leaving reservations

[Judy Swink]

Hi, everyone. Surprise! I'm back, at least briefly. This exchange is one 
reason I've missed Stumpers, I mean Project W0mbat!  I've only lurked a 
couple of days and already there are two questions I can assist with.... 

I have anecdotal comment on the ability to leave the reservation in 
California altho' not about a law that may have prohibited it.

In San Diego County, September 1903, a number of local Native Americans 
were relocated to a reservation up near the Riverside County line, to 
Pala & Rincon reservations.  A journal I have a copy of mentions this 
relocation briefly and recounts a letter from a young woman saying that 
the land is rocky and terrible, and that the tents promised for their 
use until they could build homes were not there when they arrived by 
wagon, escorted by the U.S. Army. 

The writer's mother wanted to go right back to their rancheria [village] 
but was advised by an Army officer to wait until the land distribution 
was completed to ensure she would have her share, so it seems likely 
that they were allowed to leave again, just not to go back and reoccupy 
their former homes.

In reality, it was primarily the Cupa [different language group from the 
more numerous Kumeyaay] who were so constrained because the Anglo 
"owner" wanted to develop Warner Hot Springs as a resort.  The mother 
was Kumeyaay, from a rancheria on property owned by the father of her 3 
children, who also employed some of the band as ranch hands, therefore 
she and her relatives were able to return fairly easily.  Hope that 
helps a little bit.   Judy Swink [formerly of the Serra Cooperative 
Library System in San Diego]

Bratton, Phyllis wrote:
> Sorry about that -- now that I look at it, it does appear that whole
> tribes may be planning on going out to dinner ... put it down to Friday!
>
> Phyllis
>
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> [mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On Behalf Of
> NancyJo
> Sent: Friday, February 02, 2007 3:37 PM
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> Subject: Re: [PW] native americans leaving reservations
>
> Patty wrote:
>   
>>> Okay, read that wrong, sorry - that's when it started. I'll go hide
>>>       
> under
> a bushel basket now. . .
>
> Speaking of reading it wrong --
> Before I clicked on the message and just saw the subject heading, I
> thought
> it was a very odd subject heading because I read it as Natvie Americans
> asking for certain books to be put on hold-- you know: Native American's
> leaving reservations. I opened it right away because I couldn't imagine
> what
> the question was, or why there was a problem. Boy, did I feel dumb!!
>
> nancy jo
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