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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 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.
Birth, death Birthplace Occupation Notes Leo Carrillo: 1880–1961 Los Angeles, California, U.S. actor Hollywood move actor and nature conservationist, [1] [2] namesake of Leo Carrillo State Park: Angustias de la Guerra: 1815–1890 San Diego, Alta California, Viceroyalty of New Spain (now California, U.S.) women's rights activist, writer
The California Birth Index, along with the California Death Index, was at one time available free at Rootsweb. When Rootsweb was purchased by Ancestry.com , the index remained available for a time, but then was removed by Ancestry because of complaints concerning privacy violations .
The State Indian Museum, opened in 1940, is located at 2618 K Street Sacramento, near the intersection of 26th and K Streets. It is next to Sutter's Fort. [2] [5] Current exhibits depict three major themes of California Indian life: Nature, Spirit, and Family. Native peoples lived prosperously for thousands of years in what is now California.
The largest and only substantial steatite mine in California existed on Catalina Island, one of the Channel Islands off the coast of what is now Los Angeles County. The existence of steatite in Pomo and Northern California native sites is a strong indicator of the size and complexity of native California trade networks. [11]
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During and after the California Gold Rush, it is estimated that miners and others killed about 4,500 Indigenous people of California between 1849 and 1870. [1] As of 2005, California is the state with the largest self-identified Native American population according to the U.S. Census at 696,600. [2]