Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians

Rincon Band
of Luiseño Indians

Regions with significant populations
United States (California)
Religion
Traditional tribal religion,

The Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians are a federally recognized tribe of Luiseño who live on the Rincon Indian Reservation in Valley Center in San Diego County, California. It is one of six such tribes in Southern California that are composed of Luiseño people.^[1] The Luiseño are considered one of the groups of the California Mission Indians.

The band developed Harrah's Resort Southern California (previously known as Harrah's Rincon Resort and Casino) that is located on the reservation, as well as Rincon Reservation Road Brewery, the first tribally-owned craft brewery in Southern California. In May, 2022 (now closed) the band opened the first tribal-owned tasting room outside of reservation boundaries in the San Diego neighborhood of Ocean Beach.^[2] The tribe is a member of the Indian Health Council, which runs a health clinic on the reservation, adjacent to the casino.^[3]

Rincon Indian Reservation lies in northeastern San Diego County, along the San Luis Rey River.^[4] The reservation was established in 1875, near the Payomkawichum village of Wáșxa.

California State Route 76 was constructed north of the reservation. The total area of the reservation is 4,275 acres (1,730 ha).^[4]

The population on the reservation is around 1,500.^[4] In the 2010 census, 188 people in the Valley Center CDP (census-designated place) self-identified as Native Americans. Tribal enrollment is about 500.^[4]

• Rincon, California

• Bean, Lowell J. and Shipek, Florence C. (1978) "Luiseño," in 'California,' vol. 8, ed. Robert Heizer, Handbook of North American Indians (Washington, D. C.: Smithsonian Institution): 550–563.

• Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians tribal government homepage
• "Articles of Association: Covering Procedures for Administering the Affairs of the Rincon, San Luiseno Band of Mission Indians, California, February 21, 1959, as amended through 1994" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on November 26, 2013.

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