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A map of California tribal groups and languages at the time of European contact. The Indigenous peoples of California are the Indigenous inhabitants who have previously lived or currently live within the current boundaries of California before and after the arrival of Europeans.
In the 21st century, language revitalization began among some California tribes. [12] The Land Back movement has taken shape in the state with more support to return land to tribes. [13] [14] [15] There is a growing recognition by California of Native peoples' environmental knowledge to improve ecosystems and mitigate wildfires. [16]
Indigenous tribal and languages regions of California. This is a category for federally recognized tribes, bands, governments, and rancherias of Indigenous peoples of California. See also: Classification of Native Americans: California Region tribes and groups list
United States. ∟ California. The Chumash are a Native American people of the central and southern coastal regions of California, in portions of what is now Kern, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties, extending from Morro Bay in the north to Malibu in the south to Mt Pinos in the east.
The Cahuilla, also known as ʔívil̃uqaletem or Ivilyuqaletem, are a Native American people of the various tribes of the Cahuilla Nation, living in the inland areas of southern California. [2] Their original territory encompassed about 2,400 square miles (6,200 km 2). The traditional Cahuilla territory was near the geographic center of ...
The Pomo are a Native American people of California. Historical Pomo territory in Northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, mainly between Cleone and Duncans Point. One small group, the Tceefoka (Northeastern Pomo), lived in the vicinity of present-day Stonyford, Colusa County ...
Bobbie Banda, elder who established Native American education programs in public schools. [43] Clarence H. Lobo (1912–1985), chief, lobbyist, and spokesperson of the Acjachemen for 39 years who "was responsible for the Johnson administration reimbursing California Indians $2.9 million for the loss of their land."
Indigenous peoples of California. The Ohlone (/ oʊˈloʊni / oh-LOH-nee), formerly known as Costanoans (from Spanish costeño meaning 'coast dweller'), are a Native American people of the Northern California coast. When Spanish explorers and missionaries arrived in the late 18th century, the Ohlone inhabited the area along the coast from San ...