The Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok people in Tuolumne County, California.Pritzker 135–6"Tribal Office Locations." California Department of Transportation: District 10. Retrieved 29 May 2012. The Chicken Ranch Rancheria Miwok are central Sierra Miwok, an Indigenous people of California."California Indians and Their Reservations: Miwok." San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Government The tribe conducts business from Jamestown, California. The tribe is led by an elected council."Tribes: C." National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Reservation
The Chicken Ranch Rancheria is 2.85-acre parcel of land, located in Tuolumne County."Member Tribes." California Rural Indian Health Board. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Casino and resort
The tribe owns the Chicken Ranch Casino Resort in Jamestown, targeting visitors from the Bay Area, Sacramento, Reno and Fresno areas; it is approximatley an hour's driving time from Yosemite National Park. The resort has been expanded several times since 1985, when the tribe first opened a bingo hall on the site. Slot machines were added in 2000, with more expansions through the years; a hotel tower and resort were opened in the fall of 2024."The Ranch House." Chicken Ranch Casino. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
Education The ranchería is served by the Jamestown Elementary School District and Sonora Union High School District.
Notes
References Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
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