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The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is a federally recognized tribe [1] of Serrano people in San Bernardino County, California. [2] [3] They are made up of the Yuhaviatam clan of Serrano people, who have historically lived in the San Bernardino Mountains. [4] The tribe was formerly named the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. [5]
Tribal leader Santos Manuel led the survivors from the mountains to the valley, where they established permanent residence adjacent to the hot springs near present-day Highland. [citation needed] In 1891 the United States established the San Manuel Reservation for the Serrano people, which took its name to honor of Chief Santos Manuel.
In 2021, the facility was renamed Yaamava' Resort and Casino at San Manuel, in conjunction with opening a 432-room, 17-story hotel tower. [6] Yaamava is the Serrano word for "spring" and the tribe has stated it is a metaphor for rebirth of the casino. [ 7 ]
San Diego County's San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians is one of a number of tribes in the state that are still fighting for federal acknowledgment.
[1] [6] In 1866, Santos Manuel led the remaining members of the clan (fewer than 30) [1] to the San Bernardino Valley floor to the banks of Warm Creek (a tributary of the Santa Ana River). [1] Later, the tribe moved to Harlem Springs (roughly near the intersection of Victoria and Base Line in Highland, California).
In May 2013, Cal State San Bernardino announced it would offer Serrano language classes to its students. [6] The Limu project offers online courses in Maarrênga' (Morongo Band "Serrano" dialect) and Yuhaviat (San Manuel Band "Serrano" dialect). [11] The Serrano language was traditionally a spoken language; an alphabet was not used until the 1990s.
San Manuel, Arizona; People. San Manuel Band of Mission Indians, a Serrano tribe in southern California This page was last edited on 19 ...
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