The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians are a federally recognized tribe of

Luiseño The Luiseño or Payómkawichum are an indigenous people of California who, at the time of the first contacts with the Spanish in the 16th century, inhabited the coastal area of southern California, ranging from the present-day southern part of ...

who live on the Rincon Indian Reservation in the Valley Center CDP, San Diego County, California. It is one of six such tribes in Southern California that are composed of Luiseño people. The Luiseño are considered one of the groups of the

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. The band developed the

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Resort Southern California (previously known as Harrah's Rincon Resort and Casino) that is located on the reservation, as well as Rincon Reservation Road Brewery, the first tribally-owned craft brewery in Southern California. In May, 2022 the band opened the first tribal-owned tasting room outside of reservation boundaries in the San Diego neighborhood of Ocean Beach. The tribe is a member of the Indian Health Council, which runs a health clinic on the reservation, adjacent to the casino.

Reservation

Rincon Indian Reservation lies in northeastern San Diego County, along the

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. The reservation was established in 1875, near the Payomkawichum village of Wáșxa.

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was constructed north of the reservation. The total area of the reservation is . The population on the reservation is around 1,500. In the 2010 census, 188 people in the Valley Center CDP (census-designated place) self-identified as Native Americans. Tribal enrollment is about 651.

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References

*Bean, Lowell J. and Shipek, Florence C. (1978) "Luiseño," in 'California,' vol. 8, ed. Robert Heizer, ''Handbook of North American Indians'' (Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution): 550–563.

External links

Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians tribal government homepage
* Luiseño California Mission Indians Native American tribes in California Federally recognized tribes in the United States Native American tribes in San Diego County, California {{SanDiegoCountyCA-geo-stub

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