| Sycuan Reservation Ethnology-Language: Kumeyaay Established: 1875 County: San Diego Acreage: 640 Population: 120 Location: About 20 miles from San Diego and 6 miles from El Cajon between Interstate 8 and State Highway 94. Sycuan is the oldest reservation of the Kumeyaay people. The tribal offices and community center sit on a small hill overlooking a chaparral dotted valley. An old chapel, tribal cemetery, fire department and school are near the large casino, newly expanded and refurbished. Sycuan recently purchased the popular Singing Hills Resort and Country Club, three miles west of the reservation. This makes Sycuan the first tribe in San Diego County to own a golf course. Library: The tribal library, was originally opened in the early 1990s. A large ceremony was held to mark the opening of the spacious new library. The library's resources have been relocated within the activity room of the Sycuan School which now has approximately 600 volumes, less than 25% of the original collection. The library tutor, Sonia, works to provide students with the help they need in using the library's small collection and computer resources (one with internet access). Plans are in limbo as to whether or not the tribe will hire a person solely responsible for overseeing the library operation (02).
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