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==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
1775: Fray Francisco Garces encountered the tribe. | 1775: Fray Francisco Garces, a Spanish priest encountered the tribe. | ||
1810: moved from the Mojave to the Colorado River and Chemehuevi Valley to escape the | 1810: The tribe moved from the Mojave to the Colorado River and Chemehuevi Valley to escape the Spanish slave raids | ||
1810+: smallpox epidemic | 1810+: smallpox epidemic | ||
1850's: | 1850's: The Mormons helped put a stop to the Spanish slave trade. | ||
1853: Chemehuevi lands are declared public domain | 1853: Chemehuevi lands are declared public domain | ||
1867-1871: Chemehuevi-Mohave War | 1867-1871: Chemehuevi-Mohave War | ||
1870's: a small tribal population moved to the Colorado River Reservation | 1870's: a small tribal population moved to the Colorado River Reservation | ||
1907: 36,000 acre Chemehuevi Valley set aside for the tribe. | 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 | 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 | |||
==== Brief History ==== | ==== Brief History ==== | ||