Tachi is an endangered dialect of Southern Valley Yokuts historically spoken north of Tulare Lake in the Central Valley of California . A. L. Kroeber estimated that Tachi was, at one point, one of the most widely spoken Yokutsan dialects .
8-567: As of 2019, a few individuals of the Santa Rosa Rancheria are reportedly able to speak Tachi. Tachi has been described as following a subject–verb–object word order though may allow for verb-initial order . The dialect uses dative case and lacks possessed case . In 1988, an estimated 30 individuals spoke Tachi, including a number who spoke Tachi as a first language. In 1987, the Santa Rosa Rancheria piloted
16-637: A better future for their children. The Tachi-Yokuts Tribe Tribal administrator is Janice Cuara. The Santa Rosa Rancheria Tribal council consists of six members. Ruben Barrios the chairman, Elmer Thomas the Vice-Chairman, Rafaella Dieter the Secretary, Dena Baga the Treasurer, Elaine Jeff and Patricia Davis as Delegates. As of June 1, 2018 Elmer Thomas and Rafaella Dieter has been recalled and removed from their position. The traditional language of
24-507: A language renewal program, Tachi as a Second Language, through the tribe's Head Start language program. The program sought to increase language exposure among young children within the tribe. Santa Rosa Rancheria 36°14′10″N 119°45′18″W / 36.23611°N 119.75500°W / 36.23611; -119.75500 Santa Rosa Rancheria is the reservation of the Santa Rosa Indian Community of
32-531: The Santa Rosa Rancheria . It is located 4.5 miles (7.24 km) southeast of Lemoore, California . Established in 1934 on about 40 acres (16 hectares), the Santa Rosa Rancheria belongs to the federally recognized Tachi Yokuts tribe. It is the site of the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino . The population was 517 at the time of the 2000 United States Census and had increased to 652 by the 2010 United States Census . In 2010, 288 residents (44.2% of
40-466: The U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs , signed documents that added 1,163 acres (471 hectares) of trust land, thus enlarging the Rancheria to 1,806 acres (731 hectares). The Citizenship Act of 1924 gave all Indians American citizenship rights while allowing them to retain their tribal citizenship but it made little difference in the way they were treated by the government. As part of their integration into
48-482: The larger American society, the federal government sent their children to government schools, the religion was banned, and the teaching of the native language and culture was all but forbidden. Even after the land grabs and removal efforts had ceased, the damage had been done. The division of the native people, the suppression of the Indian culture, and the influence of the greater American society left them with few ties to
56-402: The past. Aspirations for the future were being destroyed by the resulting economic hardships and prejudice. For generations, the native people have tried to support themselves as seasonal field laborers. Government regulations produced long term economic stagnation on the reservation, resulting in 85% unemployment, a crumbling infrastructure, and a cycle of poverty which ground away at the hope for
64-509: The total) were under 18 and 29 (4.4%) were 65 and over. Ruben Barrios was elected as the Tribal Chairman in 2009. The previous Tribal Chairman, Clarence Atwell Jr. , served in that position for 42 years and died in 2013. The Santa Rosa Rancheria expanded in size over the years to 643 acres (260 hectares) by the beginning of 2008. On May 28, 2008, then–Tribal Chairman Clarence Atwell Jr. and Dale Morris, Pacific Region Director of
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