CALIFORNIA AREA
Peoples
Languages
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| Aztec Tanoan | ||
| Uto-Aztecan | Cahuilla | |
| Gabrielino | ||
| Luiseño | ||
| Serraño | ||
| Hokan | ||
| Chumashan | Chumash | |
| Karok | Karok | |
| Palaihnihan | Achomawi | |
| Pomo | Atsugewi | |
| Atsugewi | ||
| Shastan | Pomo | |
| Yanan | Yana | |
| Yuman | Digueño | |
| Macro Algonkin | ||
| Wiyot | Wiyot | |
| Yurok | Yurok | |
| Nadene | ||
| Athabascan | Hupa | |
| Penutian | Tolowa | |
| Maidu | Maidu | |
| Miwok-Costanoan | Costanoan | |
| Miwok | ||
| Wintun | Wintu | |
| Yokuts | Yokuts | |
| Unknown (Possibly Hokan, Penutian or Algonkin) | ||
| Yukian | Wappo | |
| Yuki | ||
Major Source of Food
Hunting, gathering, fishing. Pomo were known for eating grasshoppers.
House Types
Grass, bush or bark; some plank houses in the North; some subterranian shelters,