Indigenous peoples of California

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The Indigenous peoples of California are the diverse Native American nations and tribes native to the region now known as California, each with distinct languages, cultures, and histories deeply tied to the state's varied landscapes.

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Generate an image of the Indigenous peoples of California (The Indigenous peoples of California are the diverse Native American nations and tribes native to the region now known as California, each with distinct languages, cultures, and histories deeply tied to the state's varied landscapes.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American peoples ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ
indigenous peoples ⓘ
affectedBy disease epidemics ⓘ
forced relocation ⓘ
land dispossession ⓘ
missionization ⓘ
state-sponsored violence ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalRegion Central California ⓘ
Colorado Desert region ⓘ
linked to: Colorado Desert

Great Basin region of eastern California ⓘ
linked to: Great Basin

Northeast California ⓘ
Northwest California ⓘ
Southern California ⓘ
governedBy federally recognized tribes ⓘ
non-federally recognized tribes ⓘ
hasCharacteristic acorn-based subsistence ⓘ
complex hunter-gatherer societies ⓘ
cultural diversity ⓘ
fishing-based subsistence ⓘ
linguistic diversity ⓘ
maritime cultures ⓘ
regional diversity ⓘ
rich ceremonial traditions ⓘ
sedentary villages ⓘ
sophisticated basketry ⓘ
trade networks ⓘ
tribal sovereignty ⓘ
hasOrganization California Indian Legal Services ⓘ
California Indian Museum and Cultural Center ⓘ
California Native American Heritage Commission ⓘ
hasReligion Christianity ⓘ
traditional Indigenous religions ⓘ
historicalEvent American settlement of California ⓘ
California Gold Rush ⓘ
California genocide ⓘ
California mission system ⓘ
Spanish colonization of California ⓘ
includesEthnicGroup Achomawi people ⓘ
Atsugewi people ⓘ
Cahuilla people ⓘ
Chumash people ⓘ
Costanoan peoples ⓘ
linked to: Costanoan people

Diegueño people ⓘ
linked to: Diegueño peoples

Esselen people ⓘ
Gabrielino-Tongva people ⓘ
Hupa people ⓘ
Karuk people ⓘ
Kumeyaay people ⓘ
Luiseño people ⓘ
Maidu people ⓘ
Miwok people ⓘ
Modoc people ⓘ
Nomlaki people ⓘ
linked to: Wintu people

Ohlone people ⓘ
linked to: Ohlone peoples

Paiute people ⓘ
linked to: Paiute

Patwin people ⓘ
linked to: Patwin peoples

Pomo people ⓘ
Salinan people ⓘ
Serrano people ⓘ
Tongva people ⓘ
Washoe people ⓘ
Wintu people ⓘ
Wiyot people ⓘ
Yana people ⓘ
Yokuts people ⓘ
Yurok people ⓘ
linked to: Yurok
languageFamily Algic languages ⓘ
Athabaskan languages ⓘ
linked to: Athabaskan

Chumashan languages ⓘ
Esselen language ⓘ
Hokan languages ⓘ
Maiduan languages ⓘ
Penutian languages ⓘ
Pomoan languages ⓘ
Salinan language family ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan languages ⓘ
Wintuan languages ⓘ
Yokutsan languages ⓘ
Yuman languages ⓘ
legalStatus subject to federal Indian law in the United States ⓘ
locatedIn California ⓘ
partOf Indigenous peoples of North America ⓘ
Native Americans in the United States ⓘ
linked to: Native Americans
traditionalCraft basket weaving ⓘ
rock art ⓘ
shell bead production ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence acorn gathering ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
maritime hunting and gathering ⓘ
salmon fishing ⓘ

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Referenced by (100)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. → category → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Mexican Alta California → demographics → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Mono people → partOf → indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Indigenous peoples of North America → hasSubgroup → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Junípero Serra → impactOn → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Santa Rosa Band of Cahuilla Indians → culturalRegion → California Indians ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
California Hokan → spokenBy → indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Utian → associatedWith → indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Ohlone peoples → partOf → Native Californians ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Handbook of the Indians of California → mainSubject → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Handbook of the Indians of California → focusesOn → California Indian mythology ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Saclan → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Kern River Yokuts → partOf → California Native American tribes ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Me-wuk → partOf → Native American tribes in California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Eastern Miwok → partOf → Native Americans in California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria → culturalAffiliation → California Indians ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Theodora Kroeber → workSubject → Native Americans in California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Tübatulabal people → partOf → Native American tribes in California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Shasta people → subgroupOf → California Native Americans ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians → culturalRegion → California Indians ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Chief Tenaya → partOf → indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Payómkawichum → partOf → Native American peoples of California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Takic languages → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of Southern California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Kizh → partOf → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians → region → Southern California Indian Country ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indians → ethnicGroup → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe → partOf → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Tataviam language → culturalRegion → California Indians ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Fernandeño people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Scott River valley → traditionalHomelandOf → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Mesa Grande Diegueño → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of Southern California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Northern Yana → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Yahi → partOf → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
subject linked to: Yahi subgroup of Yana people
Northern Salinan → broaderEthnicCategory → Native Americans in California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Tulare Lake Yokuts → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Southern Yana → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Choynimni → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Takic → spokenBy → Indigenous peoples of Southern California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Southern Channel Islands region → historicallyInhabitedBy → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Cupan → usedBy → Indigenous peoples of Southern California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Yana people → partOf → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Paramount → hasPlaceIdentityInfluencedBy → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
California genocide → victim → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
Wiyot → partOf → California Native American tribes ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Mesa Grande Band of Diegueño Mission Indians → region → Southern California Indian Country ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Indigenous languages of California → spokenBy → California Native American tribes ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Kuksu spirit-being → culture → Indigenous peoples of Northern California ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Inaja-Cosmit Band of Diegueño Mission Indians → peoplehood → Indigenous peoples of California ⓘ
California Native American Heritage Commission → worksWith → California Native American tribes ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California
Saklan language → culturalRegion → California Indians ⓘ
linked to: Indigenous peoples of California