| Campo Reservation Ethnology-Language: Kumeyaay Established: 1893 County: San Diego Acreage: 15,480 Population: 270 Location: Southeastern San Diego County atop the Laguna Mountains, near the community of Campo. Campo sits upon a 4,000-foot plateau in the Laguna Mountains, enjoying light winter snows and cool breezes in the summer. From the hilltop tribal complex that includes the community center, health services and tribal office, one enjoys spectacular views of the surrounding rocky, chaparral laced landscape, a distant old expansion bridge and the adjacent colorful old church and Indian cemetery. Library: The Campo library was established under the ILSP (Indian Library Services Project) as administered by the San Diego County Library Outreach Division in the mid 1980s. The library is situated within the Education Center and has nearly 1,000 volumes and relies on federal grants for basic services and collection enhancement. Deborah Cuero, Campo's Education Director, has been involved in tribal education efforts for nearly twenty years and showed the new library room that has wall to ceiling wooden shelves, built by a tribal member. Deborah expressed an interest in networking resources with nearby La Posta and Manzanita reservations, both equally as remote from the rest of the world. |
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