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Wiyot, northwestern California [1] Yana, northern-central California [1] Yahi; Yokuts, central and southern California [1] Chukchansi, Foothill Yokuts, central California [1] Northern Valley Yokuts, central California [1] Tachi tribe, Southern Valley Yokuts, south-central California [1] Yuki, Ukomno'm, northwestern California [1]
Winnemem Wintu chief Caleen Sisk in 2009 A representation of a Pomo dancer, painting by Grace Hudson. Indigenous peoples of California, commonly known as Indigenous Californians or Native Californians, are a diverse group of nations and peoples that are indigenous to the geographic area within the current boundaries of California before and after European colonization.
See also: Classification of Native Americans: California Region tribes and groups list Map - external link: Native Tribes, Groups, Language Families, and Dialects of California in 1770 "Information About California Tribes" Northern California Indian Development Council
The Wintu (also Northern Wintun) are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California. [2] They are part of a loose association of peoples known collectively as the Wintun (or Wintuan). There are three major groups that make up the Wintu speaking people. The Wintu (Northern Wintun), Nomlaki (Central Wintun), and Patwin (Southern ...
The Round Valley Indians consists of the Covelo Indian Community. This community is an accumulation of people from several tribes: the Yuki, who were the original inhabitants of Round Valley, Concow Maidu, Little Lake and other Pomo, Nomlaki, Cahto, Wailaki, and Pit River peoples. They were forced onto this remnant of the land formerly occupied ...
Like many other California tribes, the Maidu were primarily hunters and gatherers and did not farm. They practiced grooming of their gathering grounds, with fire as a primary tool for this purpose. They tended local groves of oak trees to maximize production of acorns , which were their principal dietary staple after being processed and prepared.
The Wintoon Tribe of Northern California, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/27/2005. [25] Wintu Indians of Central Valley, California. [30] Letter of Intent to Petition 10/26/1984; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997. [24] [25] [28] Wintu of Shasta-Toyon [30] Wintu Tribe of Northern California. [30] Letter of Intent to Petition 08/25 ...
Many places throughout the U.S. state of California take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these indigenous languages.