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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.
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 of states with US federally recognized tribes marked in yellow. States with no federally recognized tribes are marked in gray. 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. [1]
Sandusky River; Scioto County – derived from Wyandot skɛnǫ·tǫ’, 'deer' [65] [66] (compare Shenandoah, also derived from the word for deer in a related Iroquoian language). Scioto River; Seneca County; Tuscarawas County – after the Iroquoian Tuscarora people, who at one time had a settlement along the river of that name. Tuscarawas ...
This is a list of Native American place names in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.. Aliquippa, Pennsylvania; Allegheny Mountain (Pennsylvania) Allegheny Mountains; Allegheny River
In the 21st century, language revitalization began among some California tribes. [13] The Land Back movement has taken shape in the state with more support to return land to tribes. [14] [15] [16] There is a growing recognition by California of Native peoples' environmental knowledge to improve ecosystems and mitigate wildfires. [17]
Map of the Eel River drainage basin Athapaskan languages in California.. The Eel River Athapaskans include the Wailaki, Lassik, Nongatl, and Sinkyone (Sinkine) groups of Native Americans that traditionally live in present-day Mendocino, Trinity, and Humboldt counties on or near the Eel River and Van Duzen River of northwestern California.
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.