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,