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Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California
Total population
	11
Regions with significant populations
	United States ( California)
Languages
	English,; historically Central Sierra Miwok language
Related ethnic groups
	other Miwok tribes

The Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok people in Tuolumne County, California.^[1]^[2]^[3] The Chicken Ranch Rancheria Miwok are central Sierra Miwok, an Indigenous people of California.^[4]

Government

The tribe conducts business from Jamestown, California. The tribe is led by an elected council.^[5]

The Chicken Ranch Rancheria is 2.85-acre parcel of land, located in Tuolumne County.^[6]

The tribe owns Chicken Ranch Casino, located in Jamestown, California as well as the Ranch House Restaurant.^[7]^[8]

The ranchería is served by the Jamestown Elementary School District and Sonora Union High School District.

^ ^a ^b "California Indians and Their Reservations: Populations." San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ Pritzker 135–6
^ "Tribal Office Locations." California Department of Transportation: District 10. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ "California Indians and Their Reservations: Miwok." Archived 30 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine San Diego State University Library and Information Access. 2011 . Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ "Tribes: C." National Congress of American Indians. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ "Member Tribes." Archived 4 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine California Rural Indian Health Board. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ "The Ranch House." Chicken Ranch Casino. Retrieved 29 May 2012.
^ Hansen, BJ (11 November 2024). "Chicken Ranch Casino Resort Officially Kicks Off New Era". myMotherLode.com. Retrieved 11 November 2024.

Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1