Luiseño People

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Brief Timeline
1776: San Juan Capistrano mission is founded

1798: San Luis Rey de Francia mission is founded

1846: Mexican War

1875: A reservation established for the tribe

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Luiseno tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Bands of the Luiseño Tribe and Their Reservations
La Jolla Band -- La Jolla Reservation

Pala Band -- Pala Reservation

Pauma Band -- Pauma and Yuima Reservation

Pechanga Band -- Pechanga Reservation

Rincon Band -- Rincon Reservation

Soboba Band -- Soboba Reservation

Twenty-Nine Palms Band -- Twenty-Nine Palms Reservation

Important Web Sites

 * Luiseno Tribe Wikipedia