As of June 2017 Jamul Tribal Council consist of The current government for the Jamul Indian Village is a democratically elected tribal council. The Jamul Indian Village is headquartered in Jamul, California. The Jamul Indian Village as well uses English in modern times as a primary language for communication. The influence of the Spanish Mission system on the retention of the Jamul Indian Village native tongue can be observed as there are only a small amount of less than 100 tribal members who retain their native language. The traditional language of the Jamul Indian Village and their larger tribal group, the Kumeyaay, is from the Tipai language grouping. No one lives on the reservation although 20 members lived there in the 1970s. The Jamul Indian Village is a federal reservation, located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of El Cajon, in southeastern San Diego County, California. Reservation Location of the Jamul Indian Village The Jamul Indian Village of California is a federally recognized tribe of Kumeyaay Indians, who are sometimes known as Mission Indians. Other Kumeyaay tribes, Cocopa, Quechan, Paipai, and Kiliwa Native Kumeyaay Indians in Southern California Jamul Indian Village