700 MILLION+ HITS!!!
Feb. 2008 - April 2026
101,000-plus Unique Daily Visitor IPs logged a month!
300,000 Pages Viewed a month!

Origin of the Term:
NATIVE AMERICAN

FAQ

Study Guide:
INDIAN BOARDING SCHOOLS

Tribal:
GENEALOGY

Quotations:

INSPIRATION

Chiefs, Athletes, Community, Obituaries:
ALL PROFILES
Famous Profiles:
Ernie Salgado Jr
Chief Victoriano
Anthony Pico
Chief Mataweer
Bo Mazzetti
Leroy Elliott
Russell Means
Sacagawea
Billy Mills
Jim Thorpe
Big Chief Meyers
Joe Hipp
Ellison Brown
Lewis Tewanima
Pete Calac
Andrew Sockalexis
Sonny Sixkiller
Virgil Zwicker
Edward Hill
Albert Einstein
Dennis Banks
Dan George
Tecumseh
Maria Tallchief
Charles Curtis
Martin Luther King
Edward Curtis

ABOUT CALIE
MISSION STATEMENT

EVENTS BOARD

NATIVE NEWS
Assignments Editor

Publishing Corner:
TRIBAL BLOGGERS:
NativeSportsMedia.com
Shaynedel.com
ROY COOK NEWS BLOG
THE INDIAN REPORTER
BOOK STORE

Indian Community:
TRIBAL COMMUNITY
SOARING EAGLES
LEADER PROFILES
OBITUARIES
TRIBAL TANF GUIDE
KID'S CLUBHOUSE

Science & Wonder
ASTRONOMY PORTAL
KID'S CLUBHOUSE

Indian Heros:
VETERAN COMMUNITY
WHO'S IN THE MILITARY?
MEDALS OF HONOR
CODE TALKERS
FAMOUS CHIEFS
HISTORIC BATTLES
POEMS ESSAYS
SPORTS-ATHLETES
MISSION FEDERATION
FAMOUS INDIANS

California Indian Art:
MISSION BASKETS
RED CLAY POTTERY
ETHNOGRAPHIC ART
CAVE ART
MUSIC

CALIE Library:
FEDERAL Resources
HEALTH & MEDICAL
OBAMACARE
INDIAN BOOK LIST
HISTORICAL Documents
STD Information
TRIBAL LAW
TRIBAL FAQ

Inspirational Quotes:
TRADITIONAL
WORLD

CALIF ED DIRECTORY

Academic Financial Aid:
SCHOLARSHIPS
GRANTS & FUNDING

Tribal Governments:
TRIBAL COURTS
SOVEREIGNTY
SOCIAL SERVICES
TRIBAL DIRECTORY

Indian Gaming:
INDIAN CASINO FORUM

JOBS BOARD

CONTACT CALIE

SITE MENU

CALIE.org was established February 2008 by Ernie C. Salgado Jr (Soboba) and Gary Ballard. It was purged from the Internet on April 20, 2026. CALIE.org had received more than 700 million hits to date.

Hundreds of interesting CALIE pages were lost in the purge, but the webmaster is beginning to archive a few favorite pages here.

Links to the defunct sites are being disabled, but most thumbnails and text will be left in place to preserve historical records.

This transformation of selected content to my Kumeyaay server is a work in progress over the next few months. Check the navigation column to the left for progress....

WE BUILT IT AND THEY CAME!

Here are typical daily statistics for one day on the CALIE website only (10,000 Unique Daily Visitors in one day):

This traffic rivaled my KUMEYAAY.INFO site for daily visitors, page views, and amount of original content presented.

TOP 50 Frequently Asked Questions about American Indian tribes — "American Indian or Native American?" | "Tribe or Band?" | "Who is an American Indian?" | "What is Indian Country?" | "Tribal Sovereignty" | "Indian Preference Jobs"...

The True Origin of the Term “Native American” by Ernie C. Salgado, Jr., Editor in Chief Soboba Tribal Elder Have you ever wondered who, where and when the term “Native American” originated? Now I want to share the truth on how the phrase or expression “Native American” was coined by a handful of California Tribal Leaders in 1975 as a commendation for the nation's Bicentennial 1776-1976 celebration... FULL ORIGINAL ARTICLE

I am an Indian, American Indian. I prefer 'American Indian' (because) anyone born in the western hemisphere is a 'native American.' - Russell Means (1939-2012, Republic of Lakotah)

WHO PRODUCED THIS ORIGINAL AMERICAN INDIAN WEBSITE?

Ernie C. Salgado Jr.
Tribal: Luiseño
Reservation: Soboba Indian Reservation
EDITOR IN CHIEF:
www.americanindianreporter.com | aireporter.org
www.theindianreporter.com
www.californiaindianeducation.org | CALIE.org
www.ahmium.com
www.apapas.com
CONTACT
RESUME/BIOGRAPHY
PUBLISHED ARTICLES