Northfork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
Introduction The '''North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California''' is a federally recognized tribe of Mono Native Americans. '''North Fork Rancheria''' is the name of the tribe's reservation, which is located in Madera County, California. '''Nium''' is their self-designation.
Culture The North Fork Mono tribe are Western Mono Indians, whose traditional homeland is in the southern Sierra Nevada foothills of California. The Mono language is part of the Paiute  language family. Their oral history is included in Mono traditional narratives.
Enrollment The tribe's 1996 Constitution allows open enrollment to eligible lineal descendants of the Northfork Mono. Their enrollment is 1800, making them one of California's largest native tribes.
Reservation Location of North Fork RancheriaThe North Fork Rancheria occupies  along the western edge of the Sierra National Forest, about  northeast of Fresno, California. Their tribal headquarters are located in North Fork of Madera County, California.
Mono tribes Other federally recognized Mono tribes are the Tule River Indian Tribe of the Tule River Reservation, Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California, and the Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California.
Education The ranchería is served by the Chawanakee Joint Elementary School District and Sierra High school  Joint Union High School District.
Notes
References * Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000.
External links *  North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians, official website*  History and Timelines of the North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians*  Book: Walking Where We Lived: Memoirs of a Mono Indian Family by Gaylen D. Lee