Campo Indian Reservation
The Campo Indian Reservation is home to the Campo Band of Diegueño Mission Indians, also known as the Campo Kumeyaay Nation, a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay people in the southern Laguna Mountains, in eastern San Diego County, California. The reservation was founded in 1893 and is 16,512 acres (66.82 km2).
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 351 reservation residents | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (California) | |
| Languages | |
| Kumeyaay, Tipai English | |
| Religion | |
| Traditional tribal religion, Christianity (Roman Catholicism) | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| other Kumeyaay people, Cocopa, Quechan, Paipai, and Kiliwa |
The reservation can be found "in the southeastern San Diego County atop the Laguna Mountains". Originally the location was set on 710 acres in 1893. Eighty additional acres were added in the winter of 1907, and another 13,610 acres were added in 1911. "All land on Campo is tribal-owned land; there are presently no allotments or assignments". The Campo Valley was known as Meelqsh G'tay (or big open meadow) in Kumeyaay language, and was known by its Hispanicized name as "Milguatay".