Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation

This Reservation is located in San Diego County. Cuyapaipe Reservation is actually a part of a much larger Reservation set aside on January 5, 1852 and January 7, 1852. American historians claim they either lost or forgot about those two January 1852 treaties that set aside this very large Reservation. Today, American's think Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation covers 4,156 acres. It covers well over 3,000 sq. mi. Below are links to a map of this Reservation and google earth photos which are from near Mt. Luguna. Today, few people live at what they call Cuyapaipe Indian Reservation. You can only get to this land by dirt roads which makes driving hazardous during rainy season. They have an office in Alpine, California. In 1891, American leaders supposedly set aside this Reservation yet you can't forget those two 1852 Treaties that created this very large Reservation located in southern California that continues to be legitimate. They continue to live within their Reservation set aside on January 5 and January 7, 1852. They fought in 1846-1848's Mexican-American War. Ojibway leaders ceded land after losing and were set aside their Reservation on January 5 and January 7, 1852. Cuyapaipe is a part of Mexican-Opata Language Family, which is now known as Uto-Aztecan Language Family. Don Garcia Cubas classified their language under El Yuma or Opata-Pima, which he classified as Mexican-Opata. Yuman Language is not a distinct language. It's a part of Uto-Aztecan Language Family. They are Ojibway, as are Pueblo Indians. Their land is mountainous or a part of California's beautiful Little Rockies Mountain Range. They have winters there as a result of their high elevation. Some areas are located at elevations higher than 6,000 feet. Of course, that's in that location where they live. Before 1901, many lived in that region yet a judge illegally ruled they did not own that land and forced most to relocate elsewhere. During those times, they favored higher locations to live at. Weather conditions were much cooler. What happened in 1901, was illegal and was carried out to depopulate January 5 and January 7, 1852's Reservations. It not only happened to Cupeno People from Pala or Warner Springs. It happened to most Ojibway's living throughout their large Reservation. Most were relocated to Coachella Valley (Little Shell Valley).

Map of Reservation

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