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California's Native Americans
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Bibliographies of Northern and Central California Indians 
 Forty-three independent tribal bibliographies, and a general bibliography of California Indians. Includes maps (tribal groups and corresponding California counties, linguistic groups), alternate names and spellings for tribal groups, and information on libraries containing California Indian collections. Last updated in 1994. From the Museum Informatics Project (MIP), University of California, Berkeley. http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cilc/bibs/toc.html Topics: California: History, Native Americans, Nonfiction by Genre Last updated Dec 16, 2002 California Cultures
This site "documents California's rich history of diversity and multicultural contributions. This collection -- including photographs, documents, newspaper clippings, political cartoons, works of art, oral histories, and other primary sources -- ... features more than 20,000 specially digitized primary sources." Includes primary sources, historical overviews, and lesson plans relating to African American, Asian American, Hispanic American, and Native American groups. From Calisphere, a service of the University of California libraries. http://www.calisphere.universityofcalifornia.edu/calcultures/ Topics: California: History, California: People Last updated Feb 7, 2008 California Indian Heritage
This resource is offered to help people "gain a greater knowledge of the rich history of California's Native Americans" and their contributions to our culture. It features a timeline, brief information on tribal groups and their way of life, a directory of California tribes (some with Web links), and links to other resources. From the official Web site of U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer of California. http://boxer.senate.gov/nah/ Topics: California: History, Native Americans Last updated May 4, 2004 California Indians and Their Reservations
"A resource that lists all the American Indian groups in California, giving their reservations, locations, acreage, population, and contact information. Also includes many cultural and historical terms, and population statistics, with links to the tribal web sites." Browsable by name of tribe. Also includes links to related sites. From Phillip M. White, a reference librarian at San Diego State University. http://infodome.sdsu.edu/research/guides/calindians/calinddict.shtml Topics: California: History, California: People, Native Americans Last updated Aug 19, 2004 California Native American Heritage Commission
This California commission is dedicated to the "preservation and protection of Native American human remains, associated grave goods and cultural resources." Its website features a map of cultural areas and native languages, a list of Native American populations, and materials about cultural resources. Also includes links to federal and state laws. The "Additional Information" section includes a short overview of California Indian history. http://ceres.ca.gov/nahc/ Topics: California: People, Native Americans Last updated Nov 20, 2006 California Tribal Lands and Reservations
This color-coded map shows tribal-owned and federal land in California. Designations include Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Bureau of Reclamation (BOR), Forest Service (FS), Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), National Park Service (NPS), and Department of Defense (DOD). Part of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 9 Air Program. http://www.epa.gov/region09/air/maps/ca_tribe.html Topics: California: History, Native Americans Last updated Mar 29, 2007 Chumash Indian Life
The Chumash are a California Native American tribe that can be traced back thousands of years. This site shows the history of the Chumash through a timeline, highlighting food, medicine, myths, games, dances, language, and cave painting. The early Chumash were unique for their invention of the plank canoe and their baskets, tools, and bead making. This site is from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Department, a leading center for Chumash studies, http://www.sbnature.org/research/anthro/chumash/index.htm Topics: California: History, Languages, Native Americans Last updated Nov 6, 2009 The Dorothy Morehead Hill Collection: California Native American Legacy and Tradition
This "collection consists of over 35 years of field notes, interviews, and still and video images. It contains audio, video, photographic and printed items representing the history, culture, customs, economics and social life of the Native Americans in northeastern California." Selected materials are available online and are searchable or browsable by places, tribes, subjects, and other factors. Also includes information about items only available at the Meriam Library, California State University, Chico. http://eagle.csuchico.edu Topics: California: History, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jun 21, 2005 Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California
To "help people more fully recognize and appreciate the accomplishments and contributions of California's varied communities," the California Office of Historic Preservation recruited experts to write narrative histories and identify one hundred recorded historic property sites for each of five ethnic minorities in California: California Indians, Black Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, and Mexican Americans. Especially useful are the lists of historic sites, some with photographs and links to more detailed reports. lii.org Record of the Month, February 2002. http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/5views/5views.htm Topics: California: History, California: Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: History Last updated Jul 11, 2007 Indian Gaming in California
Overview of "Indian gambling on tribal land," which has become "a significant political issue in California." Discusses legislation and cases related to sovereignty, Native Americans and taxation, and tribal gaming. Also features a section on California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Indian gaming. Includes a bibliography of background reading and links to related websites. Last updated in 2005. From the Institute of Governmental Studies (IGS) Library, University of California, Berkeley. http://igs.berkeley.edu/library/htIndianGaming.htm Topics: California: History, California: People, California: Recreation, Native Americans, Recreation Last updated Aug 28, 2008 Ishi's Long Road Home: A California Indian's Preserved Brain Accentuates His Tragic, Mysterious Life
An article about the search for the brain of Ishi, the Yahi Indian whose last years were lived in a museum of anthropology. From 1917 to 1999, the preserved brain was stored in the Smithsonian Institution. Written for the January 8, 2000 issue of Science News Online, the article describes the first steps toward returning the brain to descendants of Ishi's people for ceremonial burial. http://se02.xif.com/articles/20000108/bob8.asp Topics: California: History, California: People, Native Americans, Notable People Last updated May 3, 2008 The Muwekma Ohlone
This official site of the Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe, "the original inhabitants of San Francisco, California, USA, and the surrounding Bay Area," contains news, history, a photo gallery, and links to other Native American sites. Much of the site documents their legal struggle for federal recognition, for which there is an online petition. The site also contains information about the Muwekma Ohlone Pocket Park Project in San Francisco. http://www.muwekma.org/ Topics: California: History, California: History by Place, Native Americans, Photograph Collections: History, San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, San Jose, more ... Last updated Feb 1, 2005 News from Native California
A California Indian events calendar and a page of links to museums and cultural centers, tribes, and other resources about the state's native populations are the major features of this Web site. There is also an index of the print publication, a quarterly "devoted to California's indigenous people." http://www.heydaybooks.com/news/ Topics: California: Literature & Books, California: Media, California: People Last updated Oct 26, 2009 Ohlone/Costanoan Esselen Nation
This site has information about the name, homelands, history, and current status of "The First People of the Monterey Bay Area, California." There are no images other than a few snapshots from a recent tribal gathering. http://www.esselennation.com/ Topics: California: History, California: History by Place, Native Americans Last updated Dec 3, 2002 The Repatriation of Ishi, the Last Yahi Indian
The Smithsonian Institution's 1999 progress report on the repatriation of the Yahi Indian Ishi's remains to his closest living relatives for ceremonial burial. From the Repatriation Office, Department of Anthropology, National History of Natural History. http://anthropology.si.edu/repatriation/projects/ishi.htm Topics: California: History, California: People, Native Americans, Notable People Last updated Jun 28, 2008 An 'Unvanished' Story: 5,500 Years of History in the Vicinity of Seventh & Mission Streets, San Francisco
Provides a history of the area around San Francisco's Seventh and Mission Streets, including information on the Costanoans, the Ohlone, and the building and restoration of the 1905 U.S. Court of Appeals Building, "described as one of the most ornate public buildings in America." Contains photographs, maps, and other ephemera. Includes a bibliography and related links. Prepared by the National Park Service, Southeast Archeological Center (SEAC). http://www.nps.gov/history/seac/sfprehis.htm Topics: Architecture, California Travel: Popular Destinations, California: History, California: History by Place, California: People, California: Photograph Collections, History, Maps of California, Photograph Collections, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States Last updated Jun 20, 2007 |
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