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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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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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