Tejon Indian Tribe — Indian lands opinion
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People
Kitanemuk
Kitanemuk ancestors form part of the history of the present Tejon Indian Tribe.
Read the sources [1] Department of the Interior
- Homeland / region
- Tehachapi / southern San Joaquin Valley, California
- Research depth
- Source guide
- Source collection
- 2 annotated resources · 0 Indigenous-led
- Inspected sources
- 0 substantive works · selected content reviewed
- Initial adequacy
- Not assessed
- Compiled
- October 19, 2026
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Identity and homelands
Kitanemuk ancestors form part of the history of the present Tejon Indian Tribe.
Read the sources [1] Department of the Interior
Historical context
Federal historical documentation follows Kitanemuk people at the Tejon Reservation, including leadership and the unratified treaty of 1851.
Read the sources [1] Department of the Interior
Living communities and further study
The Tejon region had multiple Indigenous peoples, including Chumash, Yokuts, Kawaiisu, and Kitanemuk; geographic overlap should not be mistaken for identical identity.
Read the sources [2] Tejon Conservancy
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Sources & further reading
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No Indigenous-led source is identified in this entry yet. This is a gap in this collection, and does not imply an absence of community knowledge or organization.
https://www.bia.gov/sites/default/files/dup/assets/bia/ois/ots/pdf/Tejon_Indian_Tribe_2.pdf
History of Tejon
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IdentityHistoryCulture
Robey’s Atlas of Indigenous North America · Compiled October 19, 2026 · Kitanemuk