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Norteños, the Glossary

Norteños (Norteñas for females) are the various affiliated gangs that pay tribute to Nuestra Familia while in California state and federal correctional facilities.^[1]

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Arizona

Arizona (Hoozdo Hahoodzo; Alĭ ṣonak) is a landlocked state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Assault

An assault is the illegal act of causing physical harm or unwanted physical contact to another person, or, in some legal definitions, the threat or attempt to do so.

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The Black Guerrilla Family (BGF, also known as the Black Gorilla Family, the Black Family, the Black Vanguard, and Jamaa) is an African American black power prison gang, street gang, and political organization founded in 1966 by George Jackson, George "Big Jake" Lewis, and W.L. Nolen while they were incarcerated at San Quentin State Prison in Marin County, California. Norteños and black Guerrilla Family are gangs in San Francisco.

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Bloods

The Bloods are a primarily African-American street gang which was founded in Los Angeles, California.

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Bolivia

Bolivia, officially the Plurinational State of Bolivia, is a landlocked country located in western-central South America.

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California

California is a state in the Western United States, lying on the American Pacific Coast.

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Canada

Canada is a country in North America.

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Capital punishment

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty and formerly called judicial homicide, is the state-sanctioned killing of a person as punishment for actual or supposed misconduct.

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Central Valley (California)

The Central Valley is a broad, elongated, flat valley that dominates the interior of California.

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Ceres, California

Ceres is a city in Stanislaus County, California.

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Colorado

Colorado (other variants) is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Crips

The Crips are a primarily African-American alliance of street gangs that are based in the coastal regions of Southern California.

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Extortion

Extortion is the practice of obtaining benefit (e.g., money or goods) through coercion.

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Florence, Colorado

The City of Florence is a statutory city located in Fremont County, Colorado, United States.

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Florida

Florida is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States.

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Fresno Bulldogs

Fresno Bulldogs, or BDS for short, also known by the abbreviations FBD and F-14, are a primarily Mexican American criminal street and prison gang located in 559, California. Norteños and Fresno Bulldogs are Hispanic-American gangs and Latino street gangs.

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Goshen, California

Goshen is a census-designated place (CDP) near Visalia, in Tulare County, California, United States.

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Idaho

Idaho is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Illinois

Illinois is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Incarceration in the United States

Incarceration in the United States is one of the primary means of punishment for crime in the United States.

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Indiana

Indiana is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Indictment

An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.

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Kansas

Kansas is a landlocked state in the Midwestern region of the United States.

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Labour movement

The labour movement is the collective organisation of working people to further their shared political and economic interests.

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Latin Kings

The Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN, ALKN, or LKN, also known as simply Latin Kings) is one of the largest Caribbean and Latino street and prison gangs worldwide. Norteños and Latin Kings are Hispanic-American gangs and Latino street gangs.

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Logo

A logo (abbreviation of logotype) is a graphic mark, emblem, or symbol used to aid and promote public identification and recognition.

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Machete

A machete is a broad blade used either as an agricultural implement similar to an axe, or in combat like a long-bladed knife.

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Mexican Americans

Mexican Americans (mexicano-estadounidenses, mexico-americanos, or estadounidenses de origen mexicano) are Americans of Mexican heritage.

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Mexican Mafia

The Mexican Mafia (Spanish: Mafia Mexicana), also known as La eMe (Spanish for "the M"), is a Mexican American criminal organization in the United States. Norteños and Mexican Mafia are Hispanic-American gangs and mexican-American culture in California.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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Montana

Montana is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Monterey County Weekly

The Monterey County Weekly (sometimes called the "Weekly," formerly the Coast Weekly.) is a locally owned and independent newsmedia company founded in 1988.

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MS-13

Mara Salvatrucha, commonly known as MS-13, is an international criminal gang that originated in Los Angeles, California, in the 1980s. Norteños and MS-13 are gangs in San Francisco, Hispanic-American gangs and Latino street gangs.

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Nevada

Nevada is a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States.

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New Mexico

New Mexico (Nuevo MéxicoIn Peninsular Spanish, a spelling variant, Méjico, is also used alongside México. According to the Diccionario panhispánico de dudas by Royal Spanish Academy and Association of Academies of the Spanish Language, the spelling version with J is correct; however, the spelling with X is recommended, as it is the one that is used in Mexican Spanish.; Yootó Hahoodzo) is a state in the Southwestern region of the United States.

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Northern California

Northern California (commonly shortened to NorCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the northern portion of the U.S. state of California, spanning the northernmost 48 of the state's 58 counties.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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Nuestra Familia

Nuestra Familia (Spanish for "our family") is a criminal organization of Mexican American (Chicano) prison gangs with origins in Northern California. Norteños and Nuestra Familia are 1968 establishments in California, Hispanic-American gangs, mexican-American culture in California and organizations established in 1968.

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Oklahoma

Oklahoma (Choctaw: Oklahumma) is a state in the South Central region of the United States.

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Oregon

Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Pelican Bay State Prison

Pelican Bay State Prison (PBSP) is a supermax prison facility in Crescent City, California.

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People Nation

People Nation is an alliance of street gangs generally associated with the Chicago area.

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Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an ongoing criminal organization.

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Roman numerals

Roman numerals are a numeral system that originated in ancient Rome and remained the usual way of writing numbers throughout Europe well into the Late Middle Ages.

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Ryan Mitchell Wood

Ryan Mitchell Wood, Better known as Woodie (November 20, 1975 – March 7, 2007), was an American rapper, music producer and songwriter from Antioch, California.

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Salinas, California

Salinas (Spanish for "Salt Flats") is a city in the U.S. state of California and the seat of government of Monterey County.

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SKS

The SKS (self-loading carbine of the Simonov system) is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945.

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Sombrero

In English, a paren) is a type of wide-brimmed Mexican men's hat used to shield the face and eyes from the sun. It usually has a high, pointed crown; an extra-wide brim (broad enough to cast a shadow over the head, neck, and shoulders of the wearer) that is slightly upturned at the edge; and a chin strap to hold it in place.

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South Dakota

South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.

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Southern California

Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California.

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Stanislaus County, California

Stanislaus County (Condado de Estanislao) is a county located in the San Joaquin Valley of the U.S. state of California.

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Supermax prison

A super-maximum security (supermax) or administrative maximum (ADX) prison is a "control-unit" prison, or a unit within prisons, which represents the most secure level of custody in the prison systems of certain countries.

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Sureños

Sureños (Spanish for Southerners)‍, also known as Southern United Raza, Sur 13 or Sureños X3, are groups of loosely affiliated gangs that pay tribute to the Mexican Mafia while in U.S. state and federal correctional facilities. Norteños and Sureños are Hispanic-American gangs, Latino street gangs and mexican-American culture in California.

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SWAT

In the United States, a SWAT (special weapons and tactics) team is a generic term for a police tactical unit. Norteños and SWAT are 1968 establishments in California and organizations established in 1968.

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Texas

Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the most populous state in the South Central region of the United States.

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The Monterey County Herald

The Monterey County Herald, sometimes referred to as the Monterey Herald, is a daily newspaper published in Monterey, California that serves Monterey County.

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United Farm Workers

The United Farm Workers of America, or more commonly just United Farm Workers (UFW), is a labor union for farmworkers in the United States.

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United States Marine Corps

The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through combined arms, implementing its own infantry, artillery, aerial, and special operations forces.

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Utah

Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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Washington (state)

Washington, officially the State of Washington, is the westernmost state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States.

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Wyoming

Wyoming is a landlocked state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States.

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18th Street gang

The 18th Street Gang, also known as Eighteen St, Barrio 18, Mara 18, or simply 18 in North America, is a multi-ethnic (largely Central American and Mexican) transnational criminal organization that started as a street gang in Los Angeles. Norteños and 18th Street gang are Latino street gangs.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norteños

Also known as Norte gang, Norteño (gang), Norteno gang, Norteno$, Nortes.

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Norteños, the Glossary

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See also

Gangs in San Francisco

Hispanic-American gangs

Latino street gangs

Mexican-American culture in California

References