How Tejon Reservation (or Sebastian Reservation) was established
Tejon Records and Maps
- March 3, 1853: President authorized to make five reservations
- September 1853: Map. Beale establishes reserve, Washburn surveys
- 1877: Map. Shows Tejon Reservation and another Indian Settlement
Thirty-second Congress, Session II. Approved March 3, 1853.President authorized to make five reservations having a 25,000 acre maximum (page 238 American Memory site)
Thirty-second Congress, Session II. Approved March 3, 1853.Appropriations shall in every case by paid directly to the tribe to whom it shall be due...and...Indian tribes are denied representation by an attorney when pursuing claims against Departments of the Government (page 239 American Memory site)
Map: September 1853. Superintendent Beale establishes Tejon Indian Reservation, H. D. Washburn surveys 75,000 acres (section #311)
1877 Tehachapai MapShows Tejon Reservation and another nearby, higher elevation, Indian Settlement
Check out the links below for more information about the history of the Kawaiisu Tribe.
LINKS
Extinguishment of Indian Title, Congress, 1850
California Indian Slavery Act of 1850
18 Treaties - California Indian Tribes
Spanish Policy Toward The Indians
1924 U.S. Supreme Court Case
California Land Commission
Mattz vs Arnett
Kawaiisu Tribe Home Page
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