Alturas Indian Rancheria

The Alturas Indian Rancheria is a federally recognized tribe of Achomawi Indians in California.

The tribe controls 20-acre (81,000 m²) reservation near Alturas, California, in Modoc County. Tribal enrollment is estimated at 15.^[1] The tribe operates the Desert Rose Casino and the Rose Cafe in Alturas.^[2] The reservation lies about one mile southeast of downtown Alturas.

The Achomawi are also known as the Pit River Indians. They traditionally spoke the Achumawi language.

41°28′40″N 120°31′28″W / 41.477654°N 120.524403°W / 41.477654; -120.524403^[3]

References

1. ↑ California Indians and Their Reservations. San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2009 (retrieved 23 Feb 2009)
2. ↑ Desert Rose Casino. 500 Nations. (retrieved 23 Feb 2009)
3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Alturas Indian Rancheria

See also

• Achumawi language
• Achomawi traditional narratives
• List of Indian reservations in the United States

Indian reservations and Rancherías in California
Reservations and Colonies	Agua Caliente Barona Benton Paiute Big Pine Bishop Bridgeport Campo Capitan Grande Chemehuevi Colorado River Colusa Death Valley Elem Ewiiaapaayp Fort Bidwell Fort Independence Fort Mojave Fort Yuma Inaja and Cosmit Jamul Indian Village La Jolla La Posta Lone Pine Manzanita Mendocino Mesa Grande Morongo Pala Pauma and Yuima Pechanga Quartz Valley Rincon Round Valley San Manuel San Pasqual Santa Ynez Santa Ysabel Sebastian Smith River Sycuan Tule River Viejas Washoe Wiyot Yurok
Rancherías	Alturas Berry Creek Big Bend Big Lagoon Big Sandy Big Valley Blue Lake Buena Vista Cedarville Chicken Ranch Chico Cold Springs Elk Valley Graton Greenville Grindstone Jackson Laytonville Likely Lookout Lower Lake Middletown Montgomery Creek Mooretown Northfork Paskenta Picayune Picayune Redding Resighini Roaring Creek Robinson Rohnerville Rumsey Santa Rosa Sheep Ranch Shingle Springs Stewarts Point Susanville Trinidad XL Ranch

Municipalities and communities of Modoc County, California, United States
County seat: Alturas
City	Alturas
CDPs	Adin California Pines Canby Cedarville Daphnedale Park Eagleville Fort Bidwell Lake City Likely Lookout New Pine Creek Newell
Unincorporated communities	Ambrose Boles Bormister Brooks Mill Campbell Cantrall Mill Christensen Copic Cornell D Flourney Dalton Davis Creek Day Demuth Derner Dibble Place Fairport Fletcher Place Flourney Grizzlie Place Hackamore Hannchen Harper Homestead Juniper K Flourney Kalina Kandra Kauffman Kephart Lakeview Junction Liskey Lookout Junction Mammoth McArthur McGarva Meares Menlo Baths Mulkey Place Old Hulbert Place Perez R Flourney Ramsey Scarface Staley Stronghold Surprise Station Tionesta Tuber Vestil White Horse Williams Willow Ranch
Indian reservations	Alturas Indian Rancheria Fort Bidwell Reservation XL Rancheria
Former settlements	Astakiwi Bayley Chumawi Craig Doles Fleener Fletcher Ghent Glass Mountain Hollenbeck Hot Springs Indian Camp Ivy Joffre Keshlakchuis Keuchishkeni Lillian Mattes Paola Potter Stobie Straw Suty Wade Widgeon