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Morongo Band · morongo · Morongo Band of Mission Indians, CaliforniaMorongo Band
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- Official name
- Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California
- Recorded status
- Listed by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (91 FR 4102, January 30, 2026)
- Region
- California
In the record
2 court cases turned on their rights: California v. Cabazon Band of Mission Indians and Haaland v. Brackeen.
This nation carries the history of Kah-wé-as and Cahuilla in the treaty record.
Written from the records linked here; open any of them for its sources. This is what the United States’ treaty record says, not the nation’s own account.
The record over time
Circles are land the United States recorded as ceded, sized by acres and colored by how it was taken. Bars are treaties, broken promises, court cases and land returns.
Names
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Official names
Who is doing the work
Native legal and land defense, nationally
- Native American Rights Fund (NARF) Native-led Litigation and legal advocacy for tribal sovereignty, treaty rights, land and resources Give on their site Website
- NDN Collective (LANDBACK Campaign) Native-led LANDBACK campaign (launched 2020; Mount Rushmore closure and return of Black Hills public lands), Indigenous… Give on their site Website
- Indian Land Tenure Foundation (ILTF) Native-led Land recovery and control by tribes and individual Indian landowners Website
- Decolonizing Wealth Project (Indigenous Earth Fund; California Tribal Land Return) Native-led Reparative philanthropy Give on their site Website
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Connections
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Carries the treaty history of 2
Land recorded in this nation’s name 2, matched by the Forest Service, under review
Named in 2
Sources
- federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2026/01/30/2026-01899.txtprimary record
Morongo Band of Mission Indians, California
- morongonation.org/unclassified
Located within traditional Cahuilla territory, Morongo’s reservation history dates to its establishment in 1865.
- Indian Entities Recognized by and Eligible To Receive Services From the BIA, 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026)primary record
Listed in 91 FR 4102 (Jan. 30, 2026).
Research notes
Named in the Cabazon case row.
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