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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]
Federally recognized reservations. There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías.
Former Native American populated places in California (21 C, 171 P) Pages in category "American Indian reservations in California" The following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total.
The Yurok Tribe is currently the largest group of Native Americans in the state of California, with 6357 enrolled members living in or around the reservation. [73] The Yurok reservation of 63,035 acres (25,509 ha) has an 80% poverty rate and 70% of the inhabitants do not have telephone service or electricity, according to the tribe's Web page.
The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation is a federally recognized tribe of the Cahuilla, located in Riverside County, California, United States. [3] The Cahuilla inhabited the Coachella Valley desert and surrounding mountains between 5000 BCE and 500 CE. With the establishment of the reservations, the ...
The Yurok Indian Reservation is a Native American reservation for the Yurok people located in parts of Del Norte and Humboldt counties, California, on a 44-mile (71 km) stretch of the Klamath River. It is one of a very few tribes who have never been removed from their ancestral lands in California.
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation is a federally recognized tribe [1] of Serrano people in San Bernardino County, California. [2][3] They are made up of the Yuhaviatam clan of Serrano people, who have historically lived in the San Bernardino Mountains. [4] The tribe was formerly named the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians.