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The changing role of the chief on a California Indian Reservation

American Indian quarterly • 13 (4) • Published In 1989 • Pages: 447-455

By: Miller, Virginia P..

Abstract

In this article, Miller compares the roles of Yuki chiefs in aboriginal times to those on the reservation. Chiefs in both periods provided leadership, arbitrated disputes and coordinated group efforts. Traditional chiefs held considerable power over several hundred people. Chiefs on the reservation were elected annually and acted as middlemen to push acculturation. They also advocated the division of tribal lands and the allotment of individual plots, which occurred in 1892. The result was a loss of their chiefly authority, as reservation members became more independent.

HRAF PubDate

2003

Region

North America

Sub Region

Northwest Coast and California

Document Type

article

Evaluation

Creator Type

Ethnologist

Document Rating

4: Excellent Secondary Data

Analyst

Ian Skoggard ; 2001

Field Date

not specified

Coverage Date

1856-1904

Coverage Place

Round Valley Reservation, Mendocino County, California, Unites States

Notes

Virginia P. Miller

Includes bibliographical references (p. 454-455)

LCCN

74647596

LCSH

Yuki Indians