Authorities in Mendocino County, California, shut down a marijuana operation on the
Yokayo Rancheria.
In a
press release, the sheriff's office said it eradicated 233 marijuana plants and confiscated 100 pounds of dried cannabis at a home on the reservation. No one was arrested in connection with the October 4 event.
The reservation is home to the
Yokayo Tribe, which lacks federal recognition. But, collectively, the tribe has owned the land since the late 1800s, according to
research published in the California Historical Society Quarterly in 1947.
The tribe also has a long-recognized connection to the region. Ukiah, the county seat in Mendocino, takes its name from Yokaya, which means "deep valley" or "south valley" in the Pomo language.
The 1845 Mexican land grant for the region was known as Rancho Yokaya, though the tribe was excluded from the actual grant, according to the California Historical Society Quarterly research.
A person who maintains the tribe's Facebook accounts has repeatedly warned others not to grow marijuana there. "This Will Not Be Condoned Nor Will It Be Tolerated," a post about the eradication read.
Read More on the Story
Mendocino County deputies seize 233 pot plants from Yokayo Rancheria home
(The Santa Rosa Press-Democrat October 11, 2018)
Hundreds of marijuana plants eradicated at grow on Yokayo Rancheria in Mendocino County
(The Ukiah Daily Journal October 11, 2018)
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