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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. There are currently 109 federally recognized tribes in the state and over ...
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.
The Tule River Reservation was established in 1873 by a US Executive Order in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. The reservation is the site of Painted Rock, an ancient petroglyph site. Located south of Fresno and north of Bakersfield, [12] it occupies 55,356 acres (224.02 km 2). 566 tribal members live on the reservation. [3]
California Indian Reservations and Cessions. Between 1851 and 1852, the United States Army forced California's tribes to sign 18 treaties that relinquished each tribe's rights to their traditional lands in exchange for reservations. Due to pressure from California representatives, the Senate repudiated the treaties and ordered them to remain ...
Mount Shasta. Shasta Dam. Shasta Lake. Shasta River. Siskiyou County – disputed origin; likely from a Chinook Jargon phrase meaning "bob-tailed horse". Siskiyou Mountains. Siskiyou National Forest. Solano County – named after the eponymous Suisun chief. Sonoma County – disputed origin; likely from a Pomoan phrase meaning "valley of the moon".
Round Valley Seal. The Round Valley Indian Reservation is a federally recognized Indian reservation lying primarily in northern Mendocino County, California, United States. A small part of it extends northward into southern Trinity County. The total land area, including off-reservation trust land, is 93.939 km 2 (36.270 sq mi).
Big Pine Paiute Tribe of the Owens Valley. Big Sandy Rancheria. Big Valley Rancheria. Bishop Community of the Bishop Colony. Blue Lake Rancheria. Bridgeport Indian Reservation. Buena Vista Rancheria. Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California.
Torres Martinez DesertCahuilla Indians. The Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians is a federally recognized tribe of Cahuilla Indians, located in Imperial and Riverside counties in California. [5][4] Their autonym is Mau-Wal-Mah Su-Kutt Menyil, [6] which means "among the palms, deer moon." [7] in the Cahuilla language.