In 2013, the federal acknowledgment of 'Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians,' was being challenged by a lawsuit that was awaiting scheduling in the Ninth Circuit Court of appeals in San Francisco in 'Friends of Amador County, et al. Tribal enrollment is based in lineal descent from original tribal members that is, the tribe has no minimum blood quantum requirements.
The current tribal chairperson is Rhonda Morningstar Pope. The tribe conducts business from Sacramento, California. The Buena Vista Miwok are Sierra Miwok, an indigenous people of California. The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok in Amador County, California. Indian tribe in California, United Statesīuena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California Regions with significant populationsĮnglish, historically Northern Sierra Miwok language, Central Sierra Miwok language, and Southern Sierra Miwok language
