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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.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has set in motion the largest land return in California history, declaring his support for the return of ancestral lands to the Shasta Indian Nation that were seized a century ...
On June 26, 1994, HUD released a new American Indian and Alaska Native policy statement, [9] emphasizing its intent to strengthen the unique government-to-government relationship between the U.S. and federally recognized Native American tribes and Alaska Native villages by encompassing Indian affairs as part of their sphere of responsibility.
The Intertribal Friendship House (IFH) of Oakland is one of the oldest Native American-focused urban resource and community organizations in the United States. Founded in 1955, IFH was created by local residents, similarly to American Indian Center in Chicago.
NAGPRA, a federal law passed in 1990, mandated that institutions repatriate Native American ancestors and cultural belongings. Despite this law being passed 30 years, universities violated it ...
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.
A racist term for a Native American woman will be removed from nearly three dozen geographic features and place names on California lands, the state Natural Resources Agency announced Friday ...
This expands the capacities of Native nation-builders by enabling them to learn from each other's successes. [5] The high public visibility and news coverage of Honoring Nations also permits Non-native policymakers, the media, and the general public to see what Native nations are actually doing in the drive for self-determination.