Big Lagoon Rancheria (California)

The Big Lagoon Rancheria is a federally-recognized rancheria located in Humboldt County, California.


 * Established --
 * Agency (BIA) -- Northern California Agency
 * Principal tribes -- Yurok and Tolowa
 * Population --

Tribal Headquarters
Big Lagoon Rancheria P. O. Drawer 3060 Trinidad, CA 95570 Phone:1. 707.826.2079 Fax: 1.707.826.0495

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

Web Sites

 * Constitution and By-laws for the Big Lagoon Rancheria, California, approved in 1985
 * Big Lagoon Rancheria Wikipedia

For Further Reading

 * Kroeber, Alfred L. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington D.C.:Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 78, 1925. Reprint. New York City: Dover Publications, [ca 2006] WorldCat 255854981 Available online.

See also For Further Reading.