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Wiyot, northwestern California [1] Yana, northern-central California [1] Yahi; Yokuts, central and southern California [1] Chukchansi, Foothill Yokuts, central California [1] Northern Valley Yokuts, central California [1] Tachi tribe, Southern Valley Yokuts, south-central California [1] Yuki, Ukomno'm, northwestern California [1]
California has the largest population of Native Americans out of any state, with 1,252,083 identifying an "American Indian or Alaska Native" tribe as a component of their race (14.6% of the nation-wide total). [59]
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.
The Wintu (also Northern Wintun) are Native Americans who live in what is now Northern California. [2] They are part of a loose association of peoples known collectively as the Wintun (or Wintuan). There are three major groups that make up the Wintu speaking people. The Wintu (Northern Wintun), Nomlaki (Central Wintun), and Patwin (Southern ...
See also: Classification of Native Americans: California Region tribes and groups list Map - external link: Native Tribes, Groups, Language Families, and Dialects of California in 1770 "Information About California Tribes" Northern California Indian Development Council
New names have been selected in consultation with California’s Native American tribes for over 30 locations in 15 counties. The California State Capitol in Sacramento on Aug. 5, 2024. AP
Historian and author Benjamin Madley observes that between 1845 and 1870, California’s Native American population “plunged from perhaps 150,000 to 30,000. By 1880 census takers recorded just ...
The Wintoon Tribe of Northern California, Inc. Letter of Intent to Petition 04/27/2005. [25] Wintu Indians of Central Valley, California. [30] Letter of Intent to Petition 10/26/1984; certified letter returned by P.O. 10/1997. [24] [25] [28] Wintu of Shasta-Toyon [30] Wintu Tribe of Northern California. [30] Letter of Intent to Petition 08/25 ...