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The Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized Cahuilla band of Native Americans based in Coachella, California. They are one of the smallest tribal nation in the United States, consisting of only eight members, only one of whom is an adult.〔May, James. (Eight-member Augustine tribe opens casino. ) ''Indian County Today.'' 30 July 2002 (retrieved 25 Feb 2009)〕 As of the 2010 census, the tribe had expanded its members to eleven.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.census.gov/population/www/cen2010/cph-t/t-6tables/TABLE%20(1).pdf )〕 ==Background== According to interviews with Augustine Elders in the winter of 1924-1925, the tribe is of the Nanxaiyem clan of Pass Cahuilla. Francisco Nombre, a Desert Cahuilla ceremonial leader and keeper of traditional clan genealogy, stated that the Nanxaiyem migrated to the Coachella Valley around 1860 and their survivors settled at ''La Mesa'', the flat land east of La Quinta, California. There, according to Nombre, they became known as ''Augustin'' (). There are over a dozen Pass Cahuilla clans, traditionally following patrilineal descent, and are divided into the Wildcat and Coyote moieties,〔(California Indians and Their Reservations. ) ''San Diego State University Library and Information System.'' 2009 (retrieved 25 Feb 2009).〕 inhabiting the San Gorgonio Pass eastward to Indian Wells and westward to San Timoteo Canyon. The Nanxaiyem Clan of Augustine Reservation is Coyote moiety. On April 13, 1956 the Commissioner of Indian Affairs approved a census roll of the tribe, documenting 11 living members.〔 Roberta Augustine, the last original enrollee, died in 1986.〔 The reservation of the Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians is a one-square-mile tract of land, located in Riverside County, California at . Thermal, California and the Cabazon Band of Mission Indians are both nearby. The land was left vacant for half a century, until Chairman Green moved there in 1996. Mary Ann Green, née Martin, born in 1964, decided to rebuild the tribe and resettle the reservation.〔(Recent History. ) ''Augustine Casino.'' (retrieved 23 Feb 2009).〕 On December 29, 1981, the August Band of Mission Indians was established by an Executive Order.〔 Green was elected chairperson in 1988 and has held the position since. The tribal government was established in 1994 and currently employs 8 people. Traditional Cahuilla singer, Tony Andreas, grew up on the Augustine Reservation in the 1930s and 1940s.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Augustine Band of Cahuilla Indians」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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