La Posta Band of Mission Indians

Background

The La Posta Reservation spans 3,556.49 acres and is located in the Laguna Mountains, 56 miles east of San Diego and 46 miles west of El Centro. Located just west of the Manzanita and Campo Indian Reservations, the reservation is bordered on the southwest corner by Interstate 8. The reservation was established on February 10, 1893, under the authority of the Act of January 12, 1891.

The residents of La Posta Reservation are members of the Kumeyaay Tribe. The group’s language belongs to the Yuman branch of the greater Hokan linguistic family. The Kumeyaays’ traditional territory encompassed what is now San Diego County.

The La Posta Reservation is governed by a general council. Elected council members include a chairperson, a vice-chairperson, and a business manager. Elected members serve two-year terms, and the general council meets twice a year. The band is organized under an IRA constitution that was approved on March 5, 1973.

Council Members

Name Position
Gwendolyn Parada Chairperson

Tribal Links

  • Tribal Website
  • Tribal Council

Tribal Government

Name Phone Fax Location
Tribal Office (619) 478-2113 (619) 478-2125 8 1/2 Crestwood Rd.
Boulevard, CA 91905

Community Resources

Name Phone Fax Location

Culture

Name Phone Fax Location

Education

Name Phone Fax Location
Mountain Empire School District (619) 473-9092 (619) 473-9728

Citation
Much of the information about the member tribes is taken partly or in some cases entirely from the landmark guide compiled by Dr. Veronica E. Velarde Tiller, Jicarilla Apache and historian: Tiller, Veronica. Tiller's Guide to Indian Country: Economic Profiles of American Indian Reservations. Bowarrow Publishing Company, 1996. ISBN 1-885931-01-8

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