Kumeyaay People - Tribes and Reservations

Tribes and Reservations

The Kumeyaay live on 13 reservations in San Diego County, California in the United States and are enrolled in the following federally recognized tribes:

  • Campo Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Campo Indian Reservation
  • Capitan Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California:
    • Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation
    • Viejas (Baron Long) Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Viejas Reservation
  • Ewiiaapaayp Band of Kumeyaay Indians
(formerly the Cuyapaipe Community of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Cuyapaipe Reservation)
  • Inaja Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Inaja and Cosmit Reservation
  • Jamul Indian Village of California
  • La Posta Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the La Posta Indian Reservation
  • Manzanita Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Manzanita Reservation
  • Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Mesa Grande Reservation
  • San Pasqual Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of California
  • Santa Ysabel Band of Diegueno Mission Indians of the Santa Ysabel Reservation
  • Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation

They live on five communities in Baja California, including:

  • Juntas de Neji
  • La Huerta
  • San Antonio Necua
  • Santa Catarina
  • San José de la Zorra.

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