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The Pomo are a Native American people of California.Historical Pomo territory in Northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point.
A post office operated at Pomo from 1870 to 1871, from 1872 to 1881, and from 1882 to 1911. [2] A store opened at Pomo in 1874. [6] Circa 1875, there was a school with 34 enrolled students, as well as a Pomo Grange with 75 members and a Templars lodge that met weekly at "the Hall". [7] There was a monthly church meeting at Pomo in the 1880s. [6]
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The territorial lands of the Southern Pomo are in Sonoma County, south of the Russian River to the southern Santa Rosa area. [citation needed] The Southern Pomo were the first inhabitants of what is now the town of Sebastopol, with several smaller traditional Southern Pomo villages located southeast of Sebastopol along the Laguna de Santa Rosa.
The current population of the Dry Creek Pomo is a matter of some controversy. [ 10 ] [ 11 ] At the beginning of 2009, there were approximately 970 enrolled members. [ 12 ] That year, tribal leadership proposed to disenroll members (between 70–143, depending on accounts), resulting in protests in March 2009. [ 13 ]
The Habematolel Pomo operate their own housing, environmental, and educational programs, including computer classes and GED preparation. The tribe has been able to purchase land on its traditional territory, near the historical tribe village of Maiyi. [2] The Habematolel Pomo are governed by an elected, seven-member tribal council. [4]
The Pinoleville Pomo Nation is a small band of the greater Pomo Tribe of Northern California. The Pinoleville Pomo Nation is originally from Potter Valley, California, located eighteen miles (29 km) north-northeast of Ukiah, California where the Pinoleville Pomo Nation currently resides.
Gavin Newsom apologizes to California tribes, including the Kashia Band of Pomo Indians in 2019. Kashia representatives are interviewed in the video. Essie Parrish (1902–1979) was an important Kashia Band basket weaver and a spiritual leader of the Kashia Tribe, she strove to sustain Pomo traditions throughout the 20th century. The current ...