CALIFORNIA AREA

Peoples

Languages
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Aztec Tanoan
Uto-Aztecan Cahuilla
Gabrielino
Luiseño
Serraño
Hokan
ChumashanChumash
KarokKarok
PalaihnihanAchomawi
PomoAtsugewi
Atsugewi
ShastanPomo
YananYana
YumanDigueño
Macro Algonkin
WiyotWiyot
YurokYurok
Nadene
AthabascanHupa
PenutianTolowa
MaiduMaidu
Miwok-CostanoanCostanoan
Miwok
WintunWintu
YokutsYokuts
Unknown (Possibly Hokan, Penutian or Algonkin)
YukianWappo
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,

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