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Salinan Tribe of Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties

Not yet reviewed by this nation. What follows comes from public records and research. It does not speak for the nation.

Recognition, as each source states it

Recognition is a legal and political status that governments assign; it is not a measure of who a people are.

Petitioning for federal acknowledgment, California (Central Coast)Petitioner #406 ('Awaiting Active Consideration'); documented petition noticed 89 FR 87887 (Nov. 5, 2024); earlier petitioner #139.source

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federalregister.gov/documents/2024/11/05/2024-25689/receipt-of-documented-petition-for-fedprimary record
the group known as the Salinan Tribe of Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties has filed a documented petition for Federal acknowledgment
salinantribe.comunclassified
For at least the last 10,000 years Salinan people have inhabited the Central part of California from the Pacific Ocean East to the Temblor Mountains.