California Rancheria Termination Acts

The California Rancheria Termination Acts refer to three acts of Congress and an amendment passed in the 1950s and 1960s as part of the US Indian termination policy. The three Acts, passed in 1956, 1957,[1] and 1958 targeted 41 Rancherias for termination. An additional seven were added via an amendment in 1964. Including three previous terminations, 46 of the 51 targeted Rancherias were successfully terminated. Through litigation and legislation, over 30 Rancherias have been restored and at least five are still working to be.

Terminations prior to 1958

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The first termination occurred on 29 March 1956 for the Koi Nation of the Lower Lake Rancheria in two laws, Public Law 443 [H. R. 585] 70 Stat. 58[2] and Public Law 751 [H. R. 11163] 70 Stat. 595 which amended the description of the property.[3] Lake County purchased the Lower Lake Rancheria property to build an airport and the tribal position was that though they were landless, they had not been officially terminated.[4] Indian Health program records, however, show that the tribe was officially terminated as of 29 March 1956 and no tribal members were eligible for services.[5] After years of attempting to have their status reaffirmed, the Bureau of Indian Affairs "citing oversights in official records",[4] recognized the tribe on 29 December 2000.[6]

The second termination occurred on 10 July 1957 when the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians was displaced with passage of Public Law 85-91 71 Stat. 283 authorizing the sale of the Coyote Valley Rancheria by the Secretary of the Interior to the Secretary of the Army for the Russian River Basin project to build the Coyote Valley Dam.[7] Though this band was relocated a few miles away to the Coyote Valley Reservation, records of the Indian Health program show that it was terminated and all tribal members were ineligible for further services as of 10 July 1957.[5] Like the Koi Nation, this may have been a recording error, as the tribe is a federally recognized entity.[8]

One final Rancheria appears to have been terminated prior to the 1958 Act. According to the Indian Health program records, Laguna Rancheria was terminated effective 4 February 1958.[5]

California Rancheria Termination Act of 1958

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On 18 August 1958, Congress passed the California Rancheria Termination Act, Public Law 85-671 (72 Stat. 619). The act called for the distribution of all 41 rancheria communal lands and assets to individual tribe members. It called for a plan "for distributing to individual Indians the assets of the reservation or Rancheria, including the assigned and the unassigned lands, or for selling such assets and distributing the proceeds of sale, or conveying such assets to a corporation or other legal entity organized or designed by the group, or for conveying such assets to the group, as tenants in common."[9]Before the land could be distributed, the act called for a government survey of land on the rancheria. The government was required to improve or construct all roads serving the rancheria, to install or rehabilitate irrigation, sanitation, and domestic water systems, and to exchange land held in trust for the rancheria.[10] All Indians who received a portion of the assets were ineligible to receive any more federal services rendered to them based on their status as Indians.

In 1957–58, a State Senate Interim Committee investigation revealed that little had been done to prepare Indian reserves for termination.[11] In 1958, the Rancheria Termination Act was enacted. A memo from the Department of Interior shows the insufficiency of the notice given the California Indians, which was simply posted on the Rancheria for 30 days.[12] In many testimonies, like that of the Nisenan of the Nevada City Rancheria, plaintiffs alleged that BIA officials spoke only to whoever was occupying the homestead at the time, rather than consulting with Indians living in the surrounding area.[13]

1964 Amendment

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In 1964, an amendment to the California Rancheria Termination Act (78 Stat. 390) was enacted, terminating additional rancheria lands. Overall, then, there were 3 rancherias terminated prior to Public Law 85-671, 41 mentioned in Public Law 85-671, an additional 7 included in the amendment of 1964 and 5 that were never terminated but were listed, correcting the number of California Rancherias terminated from the oft-cited 41 to 46 total terminations. The Bureau of Indian Affairs states that while 41 Rancherias were slated for termination ultimately only 38 were terminated under the Rancheria Act,[14] the source of this discrepancy is unknown.

Restoration

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Many tribes expressed dissatisfaction with termination immediately.[15] Federal failures to live up to promised improvements and educational opportunities that were supposed to be part of an agreement to accept termination led eventually to lawsuits calling to reverse terminations.[16]

The first successful challenge was for the Robinson Rancheria which was 22 March 1977 and it was followed by 5 others: the Hopland Rancheria was restored 29 March 1978; The Upper Lake Rancheria was restored 15 May 1979; the Table Bluff Rancheria was restored 21 September 1981; the Big Sandy Rancheria was restored 28 March 1983; and the Table Mountain Rancheria was restored in June, 1983. Each of these decisions only pertained to one reservation.

The success of these suits and frustration with unmet promises, caused Tillie Hardwick in 1979 to consult with California Indian Legal Services, who decided to make a class action case.[17] On 19 July 1983 a U.S.District Court in Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW ordered federal recognition of 17 of California's Rancherias.[18] The Hardwick decision restored more terminated tribes than any other single case in California and prompted the majority of the terminated Rancherias to pursue federal restoration.

Of the 46 terminated Rancherias 27[19] have been restored, one (Coyote Valley) didn't need restoration because it is currently recognized, and at least five Rancherias are still trying to restore their federal status.

Lists of California Rancherias

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California Rancherias Terminated prior to 1958
Rancheria or ReservationTribal entityDate of termination[20]Date of ReinstatementDate of Land RestorationDetails
1.Lower Lake RancheriaKoi Nation of Northern CaliforniaMarch 29, 1956December 29, 2000Terminated by Public Law 443 [H. R. 585] 70 Stat. 58[2] and Public Law 751 [H. R. 11163] 70 Stat. 595.
2.Caoyote Valley RancheriaCoyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians of CaliforniaJuly 10, 1957Terminated by Public Law 85-91 71 Stat. 283.
3.Laguna RancheriaFebruary 4, 19581977
California Rancherias Terminated by Act of 1958
Rancheria or ReservationTribal entityDate of termination[6]Date of ReinstatementDate of Land RestorationDetails
1.Alexander Valley RancheriaMishewal Wappo Indians of Alexander ValleyAugust 1, 1961[5]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 RancheriaUnited Auburn Indian CommunityAugust 18, 1967October 31, 1994October 31, 1994By 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 RancheriaBig Sandy Rancheria of Mono IndiansAugust 18, 1958March 28, 1983March 28, 1983By 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 RancheriaBig Valley Band of Pomo IndiansNovember 11, 1965December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaBlue Lake Rancheria of the Wiyot, Yurok, and Hupa IndiansSeptember 22, 1966December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaBuena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of CaliforniaApril 11, 1961December 22, 1983By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26]
7.Cache Creek RancheriaUn­knownApril 11, 1961[5]Remains terminated as of 1997[20] Note: The Cache Creek Casino Resort is run by the Yocha Dehe Wintun Nation.
8.Chicken Ranch RancheriaChicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of CaliforniaAugust 1, 1961December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaMechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, CaliforniaJune 2, 1967May 4, 1992January 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 RancheriaCloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians of CaliforniaDecember 30, 1965December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaCold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of CaliforniaThe 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 RancheriaElk Valley Rancheria, CaliforniaJuly 16, 1966December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaFederated Indians of Graton Rancheria, CaliforniaFebruary 18, 19661992[29]December 27, 2000On 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 RancheriaGreenville Rancheria of Maidu IndiansDecember 8, 1966December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaGuidiville Rancheria of CaliforniaSeptember 3, 19651986[32]March 15, 1991By 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 RancheriaHopland Band of Pomo Indians, CaliforniaJune 18, 1961March 29, 1978March 29, 1978By 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 RancheriaUn­knownSeptember 22, 1964[5]Remains terminated as of 1997[20]
18.Lytton RancheriaLytton Band of Pomo IndiansAugust 1, 1961September 6, 1991[6][35]2000In 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 RancheriaUn­knownAugust 1, 1961[5]Remains terminated as of 1997[20]
20.Middletown RancheriaMiddletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of CaliforniaThe 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 RancheriaPit River Tribe, CaliforniaThe 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 RancheriaMooretown Rancheria of Maidu IndiansAugust 1, 1961December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaNevada City Rancheria of Nisenan of Northern CaliforniaSeptember 22, 1964[5][38]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 RancheriaNorth Fork Rancheria of Mono IndiansFebruary 18, 1966December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaPaskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians of CaliforniaApril 11, 1961November 2, 1994November 2, 1994By 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 RancheriaPicayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians of CaliforniaFebruary 18, 1966December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaPinoleville Pomo NationFebruary 18, 1966December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaPotter Valley Tribe, CaliforniaAugust 1, 1961December 22, 1983By US Federal Court decision Tillie Hardwick, et al. v. United States of America, et al. Case #C-79-1710-SW[26]
29.Quartz Valley RancheriaQuartz Valley Indian Community of the Quartz Valley Reservation of CaliforniaJanuary 20, 1967December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaRedding Rancheria, CaliforniaJune 20, 1962December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaRedwood Valley or Little River Band of Pomo Indians of the Redwood Valley Rancheria CaliforniaAugust 1, 1961December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaRobinson Rancheria Band of Pomo IndiansSeptember 3, 1965March 22, 1977June 29, 1977By 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 RancheriaBear River Band of the Rohnerville RancheriaJuly 16, 1966December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaUn­knownApril 11, 1962[5]Remains terminated as of 1997[20]
35.Scotts Valley RancheriaScotts Valley Band of Pomo IndiansSeptember 3, 1965March 15, 1991March 15, 1991By 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 RancheriaTolowa Dee-ni' NationJuly 29, 1967December 22, 1983December 22, 1983By 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 RancheriaStrawberry Valley Band of Pakan'yani MaiduApril 11, 1961[5]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 RancheriaThe Wiyot Tribe, CaliforniaApril 11, 1961September 21, 1981September 21, 1981By 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 RancheriaTable Mountain Rancheria of California1959June 1983By US Federal Court decision Table Mountain Rancheria Association v. James Watt, Secretary of the Interior, No. C-80-4595-MHP[45]
40.Upper Lake RancheriaHabematolel Pomo of Upper Lake, California1959May 15, 19792008By 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 RancheriaMe-Wuk Indian Community of the Wilton RancheriaSeptember 27, 1964[5]2009The tribe regained their federal tribal recognition in 2009. In 2014, they were still attempting to have their tribal lands restored.[48]

The ACCIP Termination Report: The Continuing Destructive Effects of the Termination Policy on California Indians, (ACCIP Termination Report) prepared by the Advisory Council on California Indian Policy in September, 1997 lists 7 additional reservations which were terminated as a result of the 1964 Amendments to the Rancheria Act, which did not list them by name.

California Rancherias Terminated by 1964 Amendment
Rancheria or ReservationTribal entityDate of termination[20]Date of ReinstatementDate of Land RestorationDetails
1.El Dorado RancheriaMiwok Tribe of the El Dorado RancheriaJuly 16, 1966[5]As of 2014 the Miwok Tribe of the El Dorado Rancheria has not sought to restore its federally-recognized sovereign status.[49]
2.Mission Creek ReservationMission Creek Reservation1970The Serrano, Cahuilla and Cupeño and other peoples who formerly inhabited the Mission Creek Reservation filed a letter of intent to reinstate their tribal status with the Bureau of Indian Affairs on 19 July 2012.[50]
3.Colfax RancheriaColfax Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe1965The Miwok and Maidu Indians of the Colfax Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe discovered in the 1970s that their reservation at the Colfax Rancheria was sold in 1965 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The local Nisenan attempted to get the land turned over for their use, but were unsuccessful in regaining the land.[51] In 2000, the tribe reorganized in an attempt to be restored as a federally recognized Indian tribe.[52]
4.Likely RancheriaPit River Tribe, CaliforniaThe ACCIP Termination Report indicates that this rancheria was sold; however, according to the April, 2014 List of Federally Recognized Tribes the Pit River Tribe includes the former rancherias of: XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias.[8]
5.Lookout RancheriaPit River Tribe, CaliforniaThe ACCIP Termination Report indicates that this rancheria was sold; however, according to the April, 2014 List of Federally Recognized Tribes the Pit River Tribe includes the former rancherias of: XL Ranch, Big Bend, Likely, Lookout, Montgomery Creek and Roaring Creek Rancherias.[8]
6.Strathmore RancheriaMono Indians of the Strathmore RancheriaThe ACCIP Termination Report indicates that this rancheria was sold and specifically states, "These sales did not affect the status of any tribe;" however, in the 10 December 1965 issue of the Fresno Bee is a report that the Mono Indians of the Strathmore Rancheria were questioning the BIA decision to sell their reservation lands.[15]
7.Taylorsville RancheriaTsi Akim Maidu of the Taylorsville RancheriaThe Tsi Akim Maidu of the Taylorsville Rancheria are seeking federal recognition.[53] In 2013, they were able to resecure a portion of their ancestral lands in Plumas County, California,[54] but without federal recognition they are unable to have it restored as a reservation.

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