Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation

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The Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation is a sovereign Native American tribal nation of Chemehuevi people whose reservation is located along the Colorado River in California.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Chemehuevi tribe
Native American tribal nation
federally recognized tribe
associatedPeople Chemehuevi
borderedBy Colorado River
country United States
engagesIn cultural preservation
economic development on the reservation
language revitalization efforts
ethnicGroup Chemehuevi people
governs Chemehuevi Reservation
hasCulturalHeritage Chemehuevi traditions
Southern Paiute culture
hasEconomicActivity gaming operations
natural resource management
tourism
hasExecutiveHead tribal chairperson
hasGovernmentType tribal government
hasJurisdiction tribal members on the Chemehuevi Reservation
hasLandOwnership trust land held by the United States for the tribe
hasLegislativeBody tribal council
hasMinorityStatus indigenous people of the United States
hasOfficialName Chemehuevi Indian Tribe of the Chemehuevi Reservation
hasPopulationType enrolled tribal members
hasPrimaryReligion Native American traditional beliefs
hasReservation Chemehuevi Reservation
hasRight manage natural resources on the reservation
manage tribal lands
self-governance
hasSecondaryReligion Christianity
hasService tribal education programs
tribal health services
tribal housing programs
legalStatus federally recognized Indian tribe
locatedIn California
Chemehuevi Reservation
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedOn Colorado River
partOf Colorado River Indian communities
primaryLanguage English
recognizedAs domestic dependent nation
recognizedBy United States federal government
region Lower Colorado River Valley
Mojave Desert
sovereignty sovereign tribal nation
subjectTo United States federal Indian law
traditionalLanguage Chemehuevi language
traditionalLanguageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages


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