Mesa Grande Band of Diegueno Mission Indians is proud to introduce you to our tribe—our history, lands and culture, our community of today, and our vision for the future. Sharing is a time-honored tradition for our people, we look to honor our ancestors by sharing our story with our neighbors both at home and around the world.
The beautiful Mesa Grande Tribal reservation is positioned 3,500 feet above Black Canyon on a high plateau adjacent to the Cleveland National Forest. A remote location, Mesa Grande is a quiet, scenic community just outside the busy streets of San Diego, California.
The reservation encompasses 1,820 acres and is home to approximately 130 of the Tribe’s over 800 enrolled citizens, many of whom farm, raise livestock, or commute to work in nearby towns. An additional 5,795 acres of land, although traditionally recognized as belonging to Mesa Grande, was mistakenly allocated to a neighboring Tribal Band by the United States Department of the Interior through Presidential Executive Order in 1891. The Mesa Grande Band is pursuing legal remedies to recover this land, which is vital to the Tribe’s culture. https://www.mesagrandeband-nsn.gov/history/
The Mesa Grande Business Development Corporation (MGBDC) was created by the Mesa Grande General Council in 2016 to assume primary responsibility for the development and management of the Mesa Grande Band's business enterprises, and for leasing land and facilities on the historic Golden Eagle Farm, which the Band acquired in 2017. https://www.mesagrandebdc.com/
MGBDC in the news https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/ramona-sentinel/news/story/2022-02-02/mesa-grande-tribe-embarks-on-ambitious-plans-to-repurpose-golden-eagle-farm