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Native Californians

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The People

 American Indians of the redwoods from the National Park Service.

California's Native Peoples A list of several tribes with short descriptions of each.

California Native Tribal Groups Map showing where Native California Tribes Lived

Chumash Indian Life Listen to Chumash music as you read about Chumash life!

Chumash Life

Culture: Coast Miwok Indians - from San Francisco State University

Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria - Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo Tribal Site

History of the Coast Miwok at Point Reyes -from the Point Reyes National Seashore

Native Americans on Angel Island

Miwok - From CaliforniaHistory.net

Miwok Myths

The Ohlone Indians

Wappo Indians of Napa County A fabulous resource by Andy Dooley-Miller of the Napa Valley Unified School District. Learn about their language, the animals they hunted, their jewelry, and much more.

Native Californian Cultures - from U.C. Berkeley's Hearst Museum. This beautiful site has many photos of Native Californians from the early 20th century.

Art

Chumash Indian Paintings

Shapes and Uses of California Indian Basketry Pictures and written descriptions of baskets. Great site!

Food and Shelter

Acorn Epicures Learn how Native Americans prepared acorns.

The Soap Plant Learn how Native Californians used the Amole or Soap Plant.

Virtual Reality Panorama inside a Yurok House To see this you'll need QuickTime and a lot of patience. This takes a long time to load.

Virtual Reality Panorama of the Yurok Village of Sumeg You'll need QuickTime (see above).

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The photo is from The National Park Service Museum Collections.


Prepared by Sam and David's Mom
Last updated December 16, 2005