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Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.
Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.


[[Image:Chemehuevi boy.png|thumb|right|320px]]'''Various Spellings:''' Chemehuevi, Chemahuavas, Chemawawas  
[[Image:Chemehuevi boy.png|thumb|right|320px]]'''Various Spellings:''' Chemehuevi, Chemahuavas, Chemawawas  
===Introduction===
 
'''Homeland:''' California and Nevada  
'''Homeland:''' California and Nevada  


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=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
=== Tribal Headquarters  ===


'''Chemehuevi Indian Tribe'''<br>1990 Palo Verde Drive / P.O. Box 1976<br>Havasu Lake, CA 92362<br>Phone: 760-858-4219<br>[https://chemehuevi.org/ Website]
P.O. Box 1976<br>Havasu Lake, CA 92362<br>Phone: 1.760.858.4301<br>Fax: 1.760.858.5400 <br>Website: www.havasulanding.com
 
*[http://www.chemehuevi.net/home.php Chemehuevi Indian Tribe] Official Web Site


=== History  ===
=== History  ===
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Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/shoshoni/chemehuevihist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Chemehuevi tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/california/index.htm#Chemehuevi The Indian Tribes of North America].  
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/shoshoni/chemehuevihist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Chemehuevi tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/california/index.htm#Chemehuevi The Indian Tribes of North America].  


Ronald Dean Miller, The Chemehauvi Indians of Southern California. Banning California. Makli Museum Press, 1967. {{FSC|193895|item|disp=FS Library Book 970.1 A1 #42}}  
<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1325038849875_406" />Ronald Dean Miller, The Chemehauvi Indians of Southern California. Banning California. Makli Museum Press, 1967. {{FHL|193895|item|disp=FHL Book 970.1 A1 #42}}  


=== Records  ===
=== Records  ===
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=== Important Websites  ===
=== Important Websites  ===


*[http://www.chemehuevi.net/ ChemehueviTribe] Official Web Site  
*[http://www.chemehuevi.net/home.php Chemehuevi Indian Tribe] Official Web Site  
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemehuevi Wikipedia]
*Chemehuevi Indian Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemehuevi Wikipedia]


=== For Further Reading  ===
=== For Further Reading  ===


For background information to help find Native American ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  
For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].  


=== References  ===
=== References  ===
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Guide to Chemehuevi Indian Tribe ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.

Chemehuevi boy.png

Various Spellings: Chemehuevi, Chemahuavas, Chemawawas

Homeland: California and Nevada

Population: 1866: 750, 1900: 800, 1998: 900-1000

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

P.O. Box 1976
Havasu Lake, CA 92362
Phone: 1.760.858.4301
Fax: 1.760.858.5400
Website: www.havasulanding.com

History[edit | edit source]

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

  • 1775: Fray Francisco Garces, a Spanish priest encountered the tribe.
  • 1810: The tribe moved from the Mojave to the Colorado River and Chemehuevi Valley to escape the Spanish slave raids
  • 1810+: smallpox epidemic
  • 1850's: Latter-day Saints helped put a stop to the Spanish slave trade.
  • 1853: Chemehuevi lands 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
  • 1971: constitution, Chemehuevi Valley registered as the Chemehuevi Indian Reservation (San Bernardino Co.,California)

Reservations[edit | edit source]

The Chemehuevi are the southernmost group of the Southern Paiute Indians. The live mostly on the Chemehuevi Reservation along the Colorado River in San Bernardino County, in southeastern California. Some of the Chemehuevi also live on the Agua Caliente, Cabazon, Colorado River, and Morongo Reservations.

Additional References[edit | edit source]

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Chemehuevi tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Ronald Dean Miller, The Chemehauvi Indians of Southern California. Banning California. Makli Museum Press, 1967. FHL Book 970.1 A1 #42

Records[edit | edit source]

The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:

Important Websites[edit | edit source]

For Further Reading[edit | edit source]

For background information to help find American Indian ancestors see For Further Reading.

References[edit | edit source]

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