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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.

Various Spellings: Chemehuevi, Chemahuavas, Chemawawas

Introduction

Homeland: California and Nevada

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

Tribal Headquarters

Chemehuevi Indian Tribe
1990 Palo Verde Drive / P.O. Box 1976
Havasu Lake, CA 92362
Phone: 760-858-4219
Website

History

Brief Timeline

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

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

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. FS Library Book 970.1 A1 #42

Records

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

ChemehueviTribe Official Web Site
Wikipedia

For Further Reading

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

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-== History  ==
+Guide to '''{{PAGENAME}} ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and other agency records.
-==== Brief Timeline  ====
+[[Image:Chemehuevi boy.png|thumb|right|320px]]'''Various Spellings:''' Chemehuevi, Chemahuavas, Chemawawas
+===Introduction===
+'''Homeland:''' California and Nevada
-: Fray&nbsp;Francisco Garces&nbsp;encountered the&nbsp;tribe.
+'''Population:''' '''1866:''' 750, '''1900:''' 800, '''1998:''' 900-1000
-: moved from the Mojave to the Colorado River&nbsp;and Chemehuevi&nbsp;Valley to escape the slave raids&nbsp;of the Spanish
+=== Tribal Headquarters  ===
-+: smallpox epidemic&nbsp;
+'''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]
-'s: the Mormons helped put a stop to the Spanish slave trade.
+=== History  ===
-: Chemehuevi lands are&nbsp;declared public domain
+==== Brief Timeline  ====
--1871: Chemehuevi-Mohave&nbsp;War
+*'''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)
-'s: a small tribal population moved to the Colorado River Reservation
+=== Reservations  ===
-: 36,000 acre Chemehuevi Valley set aside for the tribe.
-: 8,000 acres of Chemehuevi land becomes Havasu Lake with the building of the Parker&nbsp;Dam &nbsp;
-==== 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  ====
-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&nbsp;Chemehuevi &nbsp;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].
-== Tribal Headquarters  ==
-P.O. Box 1976<br>Havasu Lake, CA 92362<br>Phone: 760.858.4301<br>Fax: 760.858.5400 <br>Website: www.havasulanding.com
-== Records  ==
+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].
-== Important Web Sites  ==
+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}}
-*[http://www.chemehuevi.net/home.php Chemehuevi Indian Tribe] Official Web Site
+=== Records  ===
-*Chemehuevi Indian Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemehuevi Wikipedia]
-== References  ==
+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:<br>
-<references />
+*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
+*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
+*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
+*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
+*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
+*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
+*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
+*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
-==== Bibliography  ====
+=== Important Websites  ===
-*California Indians and Their Reservations: An Online Dictionary. [http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddict.shtml#a Available online].
+*[http://www.chemehuevi.net/ ChemehueviTribe] Official Web Site
-*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
+*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemehuevi Wikipedia]
-*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online].
-*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1122745&disp=Reference+encyclopedia+of+the+American+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 R259e].
-*Kroeber, Alfred L. ''Handbook of the Indians of California''. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 78, 1925. Reprint. New York City: Dover Publications, [ca 2006] [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255854981&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255854981] [http://books.google.com/books?id=YDdn0WNMQMYC&dq=%22Handbook+of+the+Indians+of+California%22&printsec=frontcover&source=bn&hl=en&ei=o8N3Sp7cMIGqswPIlvjsBA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=8#v=onepage&q=&f=false Available online].
-*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831087&disp=The+Gale+encyclopedia+of+Native+American%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 G131g].
-:Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
+=== For Further Reading  ===
-:Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
-:Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
-:Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
-*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>
+For background information to help find Native American ancestors see [[American Indian For Further Reading|'''For Further Reading''']].
-:Volume 1 -- Not yet published
+=== References  ===
-:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>
-:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>
-:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4].<br>
-:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5].<br>
-:Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6].<br>
-:Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br>
-:Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8].<br>
-:Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9].<br>
-:Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301504096&referer=brief_results WorldCat 301504096]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10].
-:Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11].<br>
-:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12].<br>
-:Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>
-:Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]
-:Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15].<br>
-:Volume 16 -- Not yet published
-:Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43957746&referer=brief_results WorldCat 43957746]<br>
-:Volume 18 -- Not yet published
-:Volume 19 -- Not yet published
-:Volume 20 -- Not yet published
-*Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indianlocation.htm Available online].
+{{reflist}}
-*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1465222&disp=Encyclopedia+of+Native+American+tribes%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006].
-[[Category:Indian_Tribes_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:Indian_Tribes_of_North_America]]
+{{Native American nav}}[[Category:Indigenous Tribes of California]] [[Category:Indigenous Tribes of Nevada]]