| Rancheria or Reservation | Tribal entity | Date of termination[6] | Date of Reinstatement | Date of Land Restoration | Details |
1. |
Alexander Valley Rancheria |
Mishewal Wappo Indians of Alexander Valley |
August 1, 1961[5] |
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In 2009, the tribe filed for federal restoration.[21] On 25 July 2013 a hearing was held in San Jose, California in the federal court of U.S. District Court Judge Edward Davila.[22] The claim was denied citing that the statute of limitations was exceeded.[23] |
2. |
Auburn Rancheria |
United Auburn Indian Community |
August 18, 1967 |
October 31, 1994 |
October 31, 1994 |
By federal statute. Public Law No. 103-434, 108 Stat. 4533[24] With the passage of their restoration law, 49.21 acres (19.91 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
3. |
Big Sandy Rancheria |
Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians |
August 18, 1958 |
March 28, 1983 |
March 28, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision San Joaquin or Big Sandy Band of Indians, et al. v. James Watt, et al. Civil Case #C-80-3787-MHP[25] |
4. |
Big Valley Rancheria |
Big Valley Band of Pomo Indians |
November 11, 1965 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 99.52 acres (40.27 ha) of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
5. |
Blue Lake Rancheria |
Blue Lake Rancheria of the Wiyot, Yurok, and Hupa Indians |
September 22, 1966 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 19.40 acres (7.85 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
6. |
Buena Vista Rancheria |
Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California |
April 11, 1961 |
December 22, 1983 |
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By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] |
7. |
Cache Creek Rancheria |
Unknown |
April 11, 1961[5] |
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Remains terminated as of 1997[20] Note: The Cache Creek Casino Resort is run by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation. |
8. |
Chicken Ranch Rancheria |
Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California |
August 1, 1961 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 50.58 acres (20.47 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
9. |
Chico Rancheria |
Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California |
June 2, 1967 |
May 4, 1992 |
January 24, 2014[27] |
Federal decree: 57 Fed. Reg. 19,133 (May 4, 1992). Partial restoration of lands was granted in the final settlement of a US Federal Court decision Scotts Valley v. United States (Final Judgment), No. C-86-3660-VRW (N.D. Cal. April 17, 1992), but they were unable to reestablish the former rancheria boundaries. The tribe's former reservation is within the City of Chico and zoned for residential and commercial use, with a part of it being California State University property. On 20 March 20, 2000, the formally requested the State of California to negotiate with the tribe for class III gaming facilities. The stated declined as the tribe has no lands. In 2003 the tribe filed suit in Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, California v. Arnold Schwarzenegger and the State of California, Civ. S-03-2327WBS/GGH, but the case was dismissed on 12 March 2004.[28] A decade later, the federal government authorized the tribe to restore their lands under the "restored lands exception" of the Indian Reorganization Act.[27] |
10. |
Cloverdale Rancheria |
Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California |
December 30, 1965 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 12.56 acres (5.08 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
11. |
Cold Springs Rancheria |
Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California |
— |
— |
— |
The ACCIP Termination Report: The Continuing Destructive Effects of the Termination Policy on California Indians, prepared by the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy in September, 1997 states that the Cold Springs Rancheria was never terminated[20] |
12. |
Elk Valley Rancheria |
Elk Valley Rancheria, California |
July 16, 1966 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 215.44 acres (87.19 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
13. |
Graton Rancheria |
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, California |
February 18, 1966 |
1992[29] |
December 27, 2000 |
On 2 March 1999 legislation was introduced to restore the tribal lands of the tribe.[30] The legislation was passed the US Congress and signed by President Clinton on December 27, 2000.[31] |
14. |
Greenville Rancheria |
Greenville Rancheria of Maidu Indians |
December 8, 1966 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 1.8 acres (0.73 ha) of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
15. |
Guidiville Rancheria |
Guidiville Rancheria of California |
September 3, 1965 |
1986[32] |
March 15, 1991 |
By US Federal Court decision Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Sugar Bowl Rancheria, et al. v. United States of America, et al., No. C-86-3660-WWS[33] Shortly after the Scotts Valley decision 46.88 acres (18.97 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
16. |
Hopland Rancheria |
Hopland Band of Pomo Indians, California |
June 18, 1961 |
March 29, 1978 |
March 29, 1978 |
By US Federal Court decision Roger Smith, as Administrator of the Estate of Ellerick Smith, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-74-1016- WTS[34] |
17. |
Indian Ranch Rancheria |
Unknown |
September 22, 1964[5] |
|
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Remains terminated as of 1997[20] |
18. |
Lytton Rancheria |
Lytton Band of Pomo Indians |
August 1, 1961 |
September 6, 1991[6][35] |
2000 |
In 2000 federal legislation was passed granting the tribe a card room in San Pablo as a reservation. In 2002, a lawsuit was filed claiming the group was never a sovereign group and a second challenge was filed in 2003. The tribe defeated both and in 2004 Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger agreed to back the plan of an urban tribal casino.[36] The casino began operations on 1 August 2005.[37] |
19. |
Mark West Rancheria |
Unknown |
August 1, 1961[5] |
|
|
Remains terminated as of 1997[20] |
20. |
Middletown Rancheria |
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California |
— |
— |
— |
The ACCIP Termination Report: The Continuing Destructive Effects of the Termination Policy on California Indians, prepared by the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy in September, 1997 states that the Middletown Rancheria was never terminated.[20] |
21. |
Montgomery Creek Rancheria |
Pit River Tribe, California |
— |
— |
— |
The ACCIP Termination Report: The Continuing Destructive Effects of the Termination Policy on California Indians, prepared by the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy in September, 1997 states that the Montgomery Creek Rancheria was one of the land bases of the Pit River Tribe and was never terminated.[20] |
22. |
Mooretown Rancheria |
Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians |
August 1, 1961 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 445.31 acres (180.21 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
23. |
Nevada City Rancheria |
Nevada City Rancheria of Nisenan of Northern California |
September 22, 1964[5][38] |
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On 2 December 2010, the Nevada County Historical Society board of directors unanimously rescinded their 2000 endorsement of the Plumas County Tsi Akim Maidu and acknowledged the Nevada City Rancheria tribe's claim of being the historical indigenous people of Nevada County.[38] On 20 January 2010, the tribe filed a case in the US District Court of Northern California (C-10-00270-HRL) for wrongful termination, restoration and federal recognition of their tribe.[13] |
24. |
North Fork Rancheria |
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians |
February 18, 1966 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 141.52 acres (57.27 ha) were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
25. |
Paskenta Rancheria |
Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of California |
April 11, 1961 |
November 2, 1994 |
November 2, 1994 |
By federal statute. Public Law No. 103-454, 108 Stat. 4793[39] With the passage of their restoration law, 1,869.16 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
26. |
Picayune Rancheria |
Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of California |
February 18, 1966 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 28.76 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
27. |
Pinoleville Rancheria |
Pinoleville Pomo Nation |
February 18, 1966 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 26.37 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
28. |
Potter Valley Rancheria |
Potter Valley Tribe, California |
August 1, 1961 |
December 22, 1983 |
|
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] |
29. |
Quartz Valley Rancheria |
Quartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of California |
January 20, 1967 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 129.64 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
30. |
Redding Rancheria |
Redding Rancheria, California |
June 20, 1962 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 50.33 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
31. |
Redwood Valley Rancheria |
Redwood Valley or Little River Band of Pomo Indians of the Redwood Valley Rancheria California |
August 1, 1961 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 176.52 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
32. |
Robinson Rancheria |
Robinson Rancheria Band of Pomo Indians |
September 3, 1965 |
March 22, 1977 |
June 29, 1977 |
By US Federal Court decision Mabel Duncan, et al. v. Cecil D. Andrus, et al. Case Nos. C-71-1572-WWS, C-71-1713-WWS[40] The 1977 ruling found that the tribal status must be "unterminated" and its tribal members were to regain federal benefits lost through their unlawful termination. Subsequently, two additional actions were filed. Mabel Duncan et al. v. the United States 597 F.2d 1337 found 18 April 1979 that the US government was liable for tribal damages.[41] On 2 December 1981 the judge confirmed federal liability for damages in Mabel Duncan et al. v. the United States 667 F.2d 36.[42] After the 1977 ruling, 153.22 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
33. |
Rohnerville Rancheria |
Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria |
July 16, 1966 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 62.16 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
34. |
Ruffeys Rancheria |
Unknown |
April 11, 1962[5] |
|
|
Remains terminated as of 1997[20] |
35. |
Scotts Valley Rancheria |
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians |
September 3, 1965 |
March 15, 1991 |
March 15, 1991 |
By US Federal Court decision Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians of the Sugar Bowl Rancheria, et al. v. United States of America, et al., No. C-86-3660-WWS[33] Shortly after the Scotts Valley decision 0.79 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
36. |
Smith River Rancheria |
Tolowa Dee-ni' Nation |
July 29, 1967 |
December 22, 1983 |
December 22, 1983 |
By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26] At the time of the Hardwick I decision 89.49 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
37. |
Strawberry Valley Rancheria |
Strawberry Valley Band of Pakan'yani Maidu |
April 11, 1961[5] |
|
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In July, 2013 they met with Yuba County supervisors, in an attempt to win county endorsement of their efforts for federal recognition and tribal restoration.[43] |
38. |
Table Bluff Rancheria |
The Wiyot Tribe, California |
April 11, 1961 |
September 21, 1981 |
September 21, 1981 |
By US Federal Court decision Table Bluff Band of Indians, et al. v. Cecil Andrus, et al. Case #C-75-2525-WTS[44] At the time of the Table Bluff decision 87.99 acres of land were restored to the tribal trust.[6] |
39. |
Table Mountain Rancheria |
Table Mountain Rancheria of California |
1959 |
June 1983 |
|
By US Federal Court decision Table Mountain Rancheria Association v. James Watt, Secretary of the Interior, No. C-80-4595-MHP[45] |
40. |
Upper Lake Rancheria |
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California |
1959 |
May 15, 1979 |
2008 |
By US Federal Court decision Upper Lake Pomo Association, et. al v. Cecil Andrus, et al. No. C-75-0181-SW[46] (The reference to the tribes' restoration date in 1979 was found within other litigation concerning native gaming.) The tribe achieved renewed recognition of their tribal status at that time, but was unable restore their tribal land trust until 2008.[47] |
41. |
Wilton Rancheria |
Me-Wuk Indian Community of the Wilton Rancheria |
September 27, 1964[5] |
2009 |
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The tribe regained their federal tribal recognition in 2009. In 2014, they were still attempting to have their tribal lands restored.[48] |