Nüwü: The Chemehuevi People - Southern Paiute - Mojave Desert - Nevada & California

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“The Chemehuevi People” were originally a desert tribe, among the Southern Paiute group. Post-contact, they lived primarily in the eastern Mojave Desert and later Cottonwood Island, in Nevada and the Chemehuevi Valley, along the Colorado River, in California. The Chemehuevi People were a nomadic People, living in small groups, given the sparse resources available in the desert environment. In 1853, the People lost their traditional lands when the Federal government declared them “public domain”. By 1885, they had reunited in the Chemehuevi Valley. Federal authorities established the Chemehuevi Valley Reservation, in 1907. This protected some 36,000 acres of Chemehuevi homeland. But, the Tribal members were soon relocated to the Parker area and their status as a tribe ”was taken away”. With 1929, came the formation of the Metropolitan Water District and in 1935, Congress authorized the “acquisition of as much of the reservation, as necessary” for the Parker Dam Project. In 1940, the flood gates closed and nearly 8000 acres of traditional Nuwuvi lands were drowned. From the early 1940’s, a persistent desire for recognition and self-determination fuelled the struggle .to achieve Federal recognition. Thirty years later, the Nüwü were formally reinstated as the Chemehuevi Tribe, on June 5th 1970.
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
The Chemehuevi Tribe
1990 Palo Verde Drive,
Havasu Lake,
California,
USA
92363
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Phone:
760-858-4219
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Website:
www.chemehuevi.net
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