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Tachi is an endangered dialect of Southern Valley Yokuts historically spoken north of Tulare Lake in the Central Valley of California. A. L. Kroeber estimated that Tachi was, at one point, one of the most widely spoken Yokutsan dialects. [2] As of 2019, a few individuals of the Santa Rosa Rancheria are reportedly able to speak Tachi. [1] [3]
Established in 1934 on about 40 acres (16 hectares), the Santa Rosa Rancheria belongs to the federally recognized Tachi Yokuts tribe. It is the site of the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino. [1] The population was 517 at the time of the 2000 United States Census and had increased to 652 by the 2010 United States Census. In 2010, 288 residents (44.2% ...
Yokuts is a key member in the proposed Penutian language stock. Some linguists consider most relationships within Penutian to be undemonstrated (cf. Campbell 1997 [5]). Others consider a genetic relationship between Yokuts, Utian, Maiduan, Wintuan, and a number of Oregon languages to be definite (cf. DeLancey and Golla 1997 [6]).
The Tachi Yokut Tribe is celebrating the return of California's Tulare Lake, saying water should remain to heal an ecosystem that was drained for agriculture.
The Yokuts were reduced by around 93% between 1850 and 1900, with many of the survivors being forced into indentured servitude sanctioned by the so-called "California State Act for the Government and Protection of Indians". A few Valley Yokuts remain, the most prominent tribe among them being the Tachi Yokut.
Valley Yokuts is a dialect cluster of the Yokuts language of California. Chukchansi, which is still spoken natively, has language classes and a preschool for children. It is also taught at a local elementary school. Though there are no longer any native speakers, Tachi has a Headstart language program. Divisions of Valley Yokuts
Santa Rosa Rancheria Tachi-Yokut Tribe. Table Mountain Rancheria. Tejon Indian Tribe. Tule River Tribe. Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute Tribe of the Benton Paiute Reservation.
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