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The village of Olompali dates back to 500, had been a main center in 1200, and might have been the largest Miwok village in Marin County. [42] Ynitia held onto the Rancho Olompoli land title for nine years, but in 1852 he sold most of the land to James Black of Marin. [ 42 ]
The Museum of the American Indian (formerly the Marin Museum of the American Indian) was founded in 1967 and is located in Novato, California, U.S. Situated on the site of a former Coast Miwok settlement. [1] The museum is within the 35 acres (14 ha) of Miwok Park in northern Marin County.
Novato Creek is a stream in eastern Marin County, California, United States. It originates in highlands between Red Hill and Mount Burdell above the city of Novato, California , and flows 17 miles (27 km) before emptying into San Pablo Bay south of Petaluma Point.
Rancho Olómpali was a 8,877-acre (35.92 km 2) Mexican land grant in present-day Marin County, California given in 1834 by governor Manuel Micheltorena to Camilo Ynitia, son of a Coast Miwok chief. [1] The name Olómpali comes from the Coast Miwok language [2] and likely means southern village or southern people. [3]
Access Genealogy: Indian Tribal records, Miwok Indian Tribe. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. Main source of "authenticated village" names and locations. Barrett, S.A. and Gifford, E.W. Miwok Material Culture: Indian Life of the Yosemite Region. Yosemite Association, Yosemite National Park, California, 1933. ISBN 0-939666-12-X; Cook, Sherburne.
California State Parks: Olompali State Historic Park pamphlet and map; Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) No. CA-4, "Olompali State Historic Park, Mary Burdell Garden, U.S. Highway 101, Novato, Marin County, CA", 20 photos, 3 measured drawings, 27 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
The Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians reclaimed a piece of its lost history Tuesday by purchasing landmark property in downtown Sacramento’s entryway — a lot once planned for ambitious ...
A Bureau of Indian Affairs map of Indian reservations belonging to federally recognized tribes ... New York: 6,490: 40.89 (105.90) ... Jamul Indian Village: Kumeyaay: ...