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Mission Statement
To protect Native Culture and sovereignty in a way that supports all Native Americans and passes this way of life to the children which will strengthen the future of all native peoples.
Ramona Band of Cahuilla Tribal Government
The Ramona Band of Cahuilla is a Customs and Traditions Tribe and uses
a Tribal Council for all decisions that effect the tribal intrest.
Ramona History
The Ramona Indian Reservation was established in 1893 in the Sauppalpisa
Territory and was originally settled by the Apapatcem Clan, who were known
as the “Medicine People,”. It is now the home of the Ramona
Band of Cahuilla Indians, or the Ramona Tribe who are direct decendents
of the Apapatchem Clan.
The reservation is approximately 560 acres in size, and is located at the base of Thomas Mountain, in Anza, California. Historically, it is a place where food, water, and medicine was gathered for the Cahuilla people. Spiritual ceremonies and celebrations were also held here.
In North America, many tribes have had to adapt to a wide variety of changes as European influence diminished native ways. The concept of “owning” land, and the influences of various religious doctrines contributed to the erosion of the Native peoples way of life. Tribes had to assimilate into a culture they neither understood nor agreed with, in order to insure the survival of their people. Many of the ways of this new “American” culture contradicted native beliefs. There are Indian people who feel that assimilation into a new culture has contributed to the destruction of Mother Earth.
What is Sovereignty
UPDATE STATEMENT HERE