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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.
Juana Maria (died October 19, 1853), better known to history as the Lone Woman of San Nicolas Island (her Native American name is unknown), was a Native Californian woman who was the last surviving member of her tribe, the Nicoleño.
Reckoning with meaning:the hidden mural of Mission Dolores (2005) Memorias: Balances y Perspectivas de la Antropología e Historia de Baja California (2005) Journal of the West (Fall 2018) California's Hidden Sacred Mural: The History of the Painted Adobe Reredos at Mission Dolores,Journal of the West, Fall 2018 issue, Vol. 57, No.4
Photographer Edward S. Curtis spent 30 years documenting over 80 Native American tribes in the early 1900s. 16 rare, historical photos of Native American life that you've probably never seen Skip ...
Dugan Aguilar (1947–2018 [1]) was a Native American photographer whose work has been exhibited by major museums. He is "among the first Native photographers to document Native life in Yosemite and California through his own vision." [2]
Women in Native American communities have been producing art intertwined with spirituality, life, and beauty for centuries. Women have worked to produce traditional art, passing these crafts down generation by generation, as well as contemporary art in the form of photography, printmaking, and performance art. [1]
Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) politician, journalist three-term Mayor of Los Angeles [15] Juan Bautista Alvarado: 1809–1882 Monterey, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) politician served as Governor of Alta California from 1837 to 1842 [16] José María Alviso: 1798–1853
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