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The Mechoopda regained federal recognition in 1992. Mechoopda Indian Tribe   of Chico Rancheria 1920 Alcott Ave. Chico, CA 95928 Ph:   (530) 899-8922 Fax:   (530) 899-8517 Email:   mit@mechoopda-nsn.gov   Mechoopda Indian Tribe 125 Mission Ranch Boulevard Chico, CA 95926 Phone: 530-899-8922 The ancestral village of the Mikćapdo was located on Little Butte Creek, less than 4 miles south of downtown Chico. The people of Mechoopda survived based on strategies, technologies and knowledge associated with a "hunting and gathering" economy. Today, the Mechoopda Indian Tribe is a federally recognized tribe comprised of 560 Tribal Members and governed by a Tribal Council elected by the General Membership. We welcome you to learn more about our people, history and cultur e.  Mechoopda was a village community formerly located on Little Butte Creek, about 3 ½ miles south of today's downtown Chico. The people of Mechoopda spoke a language related to Maidu, one of the ...

Yavapai–Apache Nation Yavapai-Apache Nation 2400 West Datsi Ave. Camp Verde, AZ 86322 The  Yavapai  are a  Native American  tribe in  Arizona . Historically, the Yavapai – literally “people of the sun” (from  Enyaava  “sun” +  Paay  “people”) – were divided into four geographical bands who identified as separate, independent peoples: the  Ɖulv G’paaya , or Western Yavapai; the  Yaavpe' , or Northwestern Yavapai; the  Gwev G’paaya , or Southeastern Yavapai; and the  Wiipukpaa , or Northeastern Yavapai – Verde Valley Yavapai. Another Yavapai band, which no longer exists, was the  Mađqwarrpaa  or "Desert People." Its people are believed to have mixed with the  Mojave  and  Quechan  peoples. The Yavapai have much in common with their linguistic relatives to the north, the  Havasupai  and the  Hualapai . [2]  Often the Yavapai were mistaken as  Apache  by  Am...