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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.
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.
Populations are the total census counts and include non-Native American people as well, sometimes making up a majority of the residents. The total population of all of them is 1,043,762. [citation needed] A Bureau of Indian Affairs map of Indian reservations belonging to federally recognized tribes in the continental United States
Map - external link: Native Tribes, Groups, Language Families, and Dialects of California in 1770 "Information About California Tribes" Northern California Indian Development Council Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap
Former Native American populated places in California (21 C, 170 P) Pages in category "American Indian reservations in California" The following 90 pages are in this category, out of 90 total.
The spreadsheet section in part 2, pages 781 – 948 is titled "Indian Land Cessions in the United States."The data are extracted from the U.S. government's treaties, reservations and land cessions with California's tribal people in the years 1851–1896.
Many places throughout the U.S. state of California take their names from the languages of the indigenous Native American/American Indian tribes. The following list includes settlements, geographic features, and political subdivisions whose names are derived from these indigenous languages.
Federally recognized tribes are those Native American tribes recognized by the United States Bureau of Indian Affairs as holding a government-to-government relationship with the US federal government. [4] For Alaska Native tribes, see list of Alaska Native tribal entities.