Verona Band of Alameda County
The Verona Band of Alameda County, also known as the Pleasanton Rancheria, is a historic band of
Muwekma Ohlone, whose ancestors belonged to the Verona Band when it had federal recognition in the early 20th century.[1]
History
The ancestors of the Verona Band were the various
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After the missions were secularized in 1835, the Ohlone continued to live in the area. Many of them lived in
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In 1906, it was discovered that were 18 unratified treaties with Indigenous peoples of California.[3] The U.S. federal government decided to try to provide recognition to these groups, including the Verona Band of Alameda County.
In 1906, Congress passed a bill to provide funds to purchase land for this band's use.better source needed]
Contemporary descendants
The
US Department of the Interior Bureau of Indian Affairs found a lack of "evidence since 1927 of substantially continuous external identification of the petitioning group as a continuation of the historical 'Verona Band' or Pleasanton rancheria."[4] The final determination also stated: "Because the petitioning group was not identified as an Indian entity for a period of almost four decades after 1927 … it has not been identified as an Indian entity on a 'substantially continuous' basis since 1927."[4] The final determination also "concluded that 99 percent of its current members have satisfactorily documented their descent from individuals on the Verona Band proxy list, or sibling thereof."[4]
References
- ^ "California Indians and Their Reservations." SDSU Library and Information Access. 2010 (retrieved 30 June 2010)
- ^ a b c d Muwekma History for the Tribe's website Archived June 30, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "5. Why is the Native American population so diverse?". California Tribal Communities. California Courts. Retrieved 12 August 2023.
- ^ a b c McCaleb, Neal A. (September 17, 2022). "Final Determination To Decline to Acknowledge the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe" (PDF). Federal Register. 67 (180): 58631–632. Retrieved 15 August 2023.