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The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, [1] formerly known as the Federated Coast Miwok, is a federally recognized American Indian tribe of Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Indians. [2] The tribe was officially restored to federal recognition in 2000 by the U.S. government pursuant to the Graton Rancheria Restoration Act. [3] [4]
Consultant for Turner Broadcasting System on California Indians. [14] Tribal Chairman of the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. 1992–Present. He is in his fifteenth elected term as Chairman of the Tribe. [15] Board Chair of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian 2024 [16] Member of the UC Board of Regents [17]
The Graton Rancheria was a 15.45-acre (62,500 m 2) property in the coastal hills of northern California, about two miles (3 km) northwest of Sebastopol.The site is about 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of the hamlet of Graton, population 1,815 in 2000. [1]
Graton Resort & Casino is an Indian casino and hotel outside Rohnert Park, California, that opened on November 5, 2013. It is owned and operated by the Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria. The casino has 3,000 slot machines, 144 table games, and a poker room. [2] In November 2016 it opened an adjacent hotel with 200 rooms. [3]
Graton Rancheria: Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California: February 18, 1966: 1992 [29] December 27, 2000: On 2 March 1999 legislation was introduced to restore the tribal lands of the tribe. [30] The legislation was passed the US Congress and signed by President Clinton on December 27, 2000. [31] 14. Greenville Rancheria
The Wilton Rancheria tribe have fought for years to reclaim stolen lands. A 77-acre parcel outside Sacramento is theirs once more.
The Graton Rancheria Tribe was one of many that was terminated by Congress in 1958. The “Termination Era” lasted from the late 1940s to the early 1960s and ended during the Nixon administration, largely the result of Indian activism and widespread opposition to the policy.
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