Chemehuevi Indian Reservation (California)

The Chemehuevi Reservation is a federally-recognized reservation located in San Bernardino County, California.
 * Established -- 1907 and 1970
 * Agency (BIA) -- Colorado River Agency
 * Principal tribes -- Chemehuevi
 * Population -- 345

History
"This Reservation was established very late in the Reservation establishment period, which may indicate either a relocation of Indians from some other location occurred, or a leader or leaders, of the Chemehuevi took treaty and agreed to accept a Reservation.The Chemehuevi Valley Reservation was established in 1907. It originally covered over 36,000 acres. However, an event occurred which led to the forced relocation of the Chemehuevi, from the Chemehuevi Valley Reservation, to the Colorado River Reservation. Much land along the Colorado River is prime agriculture land.""That may have been why the first Chemehuevi Valley Reservation was eradicated. However, the United States possibly broke a treaty promise with a group of Indians who settled the Chemehuevi Reservation in 1907, from another location to the north. More about that is further below.""The Chemehuevi continued to fight to have their Reservation returned and on June 5, 1970 the Chemehuevi were once again recognized by the government of the United States. Today, their Chemehuevi Valley Reservation covers 32,500 acres. Lake Havasu City, Arizona is on the Arizona side of the Colorado River. The Chemehuevi Valley Reservation Tribal Administration Office is located in Havasu Lake, California. The Reservations population was 345 in the 2000 census. Indians accounted for 149 of the population of 345. Hispanics accounted for 77 of the white population of 158. Mixed bloods accounted for 21 of the Reservations population of 345."

1907: Idaho &amp; Montana Chippewa Deportations
In 1907, the United States again broke treaty and deported several hundred Idaho and Montana Chippewa's to other Reservations including the Chemehuevi Reservation and Navajo Reservation. In 1905, the United States eradicated the Lemhi Reservation. Supposedly the Lemhi Reservation covered around 64,000 acres. However, in southwest Montana a large Chippewa population lived. About 15 to 20 miles to the east of the Lemhi Reservation, was Horse Plains Prairie, Montana.

According to a book (NATIVE BUT FOREIGN: INDIGENOUS TRANSNATIONAL REFUGEES AND IMMIGRANTS IN THE U.S. - CANADIAN AND U.S. - MEXICAN BORDERLANDS, 1880 PRESENT, page 167), the Cree who are the northern Chippewa people known as the O-mush-ke-go-walk or O-ma-ske-go-walk (Swamp or Swampy People), had around 40 lodges in Horse Plains Prairie. Their population may have been between 200 and 300. In the book they wrote in Flathead Country. There is another Horse Plains a few miles west of Flathead Reservation but southwest Montana is Flathead country according to the October 17, 1855 Blackfeet Treaty which Flathead leaders signed.

Web Sites
http://www.chemehuevi.net/home.php