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General information about Native oral traditions, including the Yokuts.

" "Pomo" and "Pomoan" refer to a family of seven California Indian languages and to their speakers. The seven are often differentiated by placing a direction before the word Pomo: Southwestern Pomo, Southern Pomo, Central Pomo, Northern Pomo, Northeastern Pomo, Eastern Pomo, and Southeastern Pomo. "

A brief overview about the Pomo

A list of resources on the Pomo

Learn about the Yurok language.

"Native Americans Native Americans were the first people to live in North America. Learn about the varied cultures and history of the original Americans. "

"This conflict resulted from forces common to all Indian wars: the encroachment of whites upon traditional Indian land until the aboriginal way of life was threatened with extinction."

Basic information but a long list of resources at the bottom of this page.

General information about the Mojave.

"Miwok Indian Baskets"

"Within the Chumash nation, there were northern, southern, and central peoples, who resided along the coasts, on the islands, in the mountains and valleys, and by the rivers. "

"Our people once numbered in the tens of thousands and lived along the coast of California. At one time, our territory encompassed 7,000 square miles that spanned from the beaches of Malibu to Paso Robles. The tribe also inhabited inland to the western edge of the San Joaquin Valley."

"While there were many different Indians in California at the time of the missions; the Chumash were the most widespread. They numbered in the tens of thousands and their territory spread from present-day Malibu to present-day southern Monterey County. To the east they extended all the way to the Carrizo Plain of present-day Kern County. To the west, the Chumash territory spread to the coast and further, out to the Channel Islands, west of today's Santa Barbara. Their land comprised 7,000+ square miles. [Note: The large territory the Chumash occupied was largely defined by the Spanish. In fact, that territory encompassed approximately six different, but similar, groups with six different language.]"

"The Chumash Indian homeland lies along the coast of California, between Malibu and Paso Robles, as well as on the Northern Channel Islands. Before the Mission Period, the Chumash lived in 150 independent villages with a total population of about 18,000 people. In different parts of the region, people spoke different but related languages. "

"The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History Anthropology Department"

"The Far West was a land of great diversity. Death Valley and Mount Whitney are the highest and lowest points in the United States. They are within sight of each other. Tribes living in what would become California were as different as their landscape."

"In this section of Native American Indian Facts you will find information about the American Indian tribes that currently or that have inhabited California. There are more Indians in California than any other state in the U.S. Over 100 tribes have inhabited California or parts of California."

"The Native American tribe who has called Northern California home for centuries are called the Yurok Indians. "

"The Native American Indians who once inhabited the Napa Valley region in Northern California are called the Wappo Indians."

"In this section of California America Indian Facts we provide information on the Hupa Indians tribe (also spelled Hoopa).This Native American Indian tribe is from Northwestern California. "