Rancheria definition

Rancheria means the Indian lands near Geyserville, California, legally held by the United States of America in trust for the benefit of the Tribe and commonly known as the Dry Creek Rancheria.
Rancheria tribes in California are no exception. A California Court of Appeal explained 7 the traditional membership practices of the Dry Creek Rancheria of Pomo Indians of Northern 8 California prior to organization: “Before the adoption of the articles of association in 1973, the 9 Tribe was governed solely by custom and tradition, under which any lineal descendant of a 10 historic tribal member was automatically a member of the Tribe and was recognized as such from 11 birth.” In RE ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇., 41 Cal.App.4th 1483, 1493 (1996) (superseded by statute on other 12 grounds). 13 The identification of the Eligible Groups is consistent with this customary practice — each 14 of the Eligible Groups consists of lineal descendants of one or more of the known historical
Rancheria or “Reservation” means the approximately 75 acres of Trust Land presently accessed by State Highway 128, including BIA 93, in the Alexander Valley, as well as the contiguous trust lands, referred to as the ▇▇▇▇▇ Parcel.

Examples of Rancheria in a sentence

  • The Authority and the Tribe desire to develop, construct and operate a casino, hotel and certain related amenities (the "Facility") upon the Tribe's rancheria near Coarsegold, California (the "Rancheria").

  • Contractor shall also engage in regular and meaningful consultation and collaboration with elected officials of the tribe, Rancheria, or their designee for the purpose of identifying issues/barriers to service delivery and improvement of the quality, effectiveness, and accessibility of services available to AI/NA communities within the County.

  • FOR A VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, receipt of which is hereby acknowledged, the Enterprise Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California (“Grantor”) hereby grants to the Olivehurst Public Utility District, a public utility district formed and operating under California Public Utilities Code sections 15501 et seq.

  • Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (FIGR) will be engaged as Tribal monitors.

  • NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT OF THIRD PARTY RIGHTS OR FREEDOM FROM VIRUSES OR OTHER CODE DEFECTS, IS MADE BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT OR THE AGENT AFFILIATES IN CONNECTION WITH THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC PLATFORM OR THE APPROVED ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS.


More Definitions of Rancheria

Rancheria means the approximately 75 acres of Trust Land presently accessed by State Highway 128, including BIA 93.
Rancheria means the Dry Creek Rancheria, and other lands subject to the jurisdiction of the Dry Creek Rancheria Indian Tribe.
Rancheria means the recognized territorial boundaries of the Dry Creek Rancheria.
Rancheria means all land, air, and water located within the exterior boundaries of the Big Lagoon Rancheria or held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Big Lagoon Rancheria.
Rancheria means the site of the Dry Creek Rancheria.
Rancheria means all land, air, and water located within the exterior boundaries of the Dry Creek Rancheria.
Rancheria means all land, air, and water located within the exterior boundaries of the Stewarts Point Rancheria.