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== History == | == History == | ||
==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
1775: Fray Francisco Garces encountered the tribe. | |||
1810: moved from the Mojave to the Colorado River and Chemehuevi Valley to escape the slave raids of the Spanish | |||
The Chemehuevi are the southernmost group of the Southern [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]] Indians. The live mostly on the [[Chemehuevi Indian Reservation (California)|Chemehuevi Reservation]] along the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, in southeastern California. Some of the Chemehuevi also live on the [[Agua Caliente Indian Reservation (California)|Agua Caliente]], [[Cabazon Indian Reservation (California)|Cabazon]], [[Colorado River Indian Reservation (Arizona)|Colorado River]], and [[Morongo Indian Reservation (California)|Morongo]] Reservations. | 1810+: smallpox epidemic | ||
1850's: the Mormons helped put a stop to the Spanish slave trade. | |||
1853: Chemehuevi lands are declared public domain | |||
1867-1871: Chemehuevi-Mohave War | |||
1870's: a small tribal population moved to the Colorado River Reservation | |||
1907: 36,000 acre Chemehuevi Valley set aside for the tribe. | |||
1930: 8,000 acres of Chemehuevi land becomes Havasu Lake with the building of the Parker Dam | |||
==== Brief History ==== | |||
==== Reservations ==== | |||
The Chemehuevi are the southernmost group of the Southern [[Paiute Indians|Paiute]] Indians. The live mostly on the [[Chemehuevi Indian Reservation (California)|Chemehuevi Reservation]] along the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, in southeastern California. Some of the Chemehuevi also live on the [[Agua Caliente Indian Reservation (California)|Agua Caliente]], [[Cabazon Indian Reservation (California)|Cabazon]], [[Colorado River Indian Reservation (Arizona)|Colorado River]], and [[Morongo Indian Reservation (California)|Morongo]] Reservations. | |||
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribes and/or Bands ==== | ==== Additional References to the History of the Tribes and/or Bands ==== | ||