CALIFORNIA INDIAN HERITAGE

Welcome to my California Native American Heritage Webpage.
I hope that this Webpage will help you to gain a greater knowledge of the rich history of California's Native Americans. More than anything, I hope that you gain an appreciation for their rich contribution to our lives.

HISTORIC TIMELINE

Click here to learn a few facts about the history of California Indians from 1542 to the present day.

CALIFORNIA TRIBAL GROUPS

Click on the name of a California Tribal Group below to learn about their original homeland and their way of life.

Algonquin-Wakashan
Athapaskan
Hokan-Siouan
Penutian
Ritwan
Uto-Aztecan

DIRECTORY OF CALIFORNIA TRIBES

Click here for an alphabetical listing of California Indian Tribes.

LINKS

Government

The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

The California Indian Heritage Center
From the California Department of Parks and Recreation

The California Native American Heritage Commission

Code Talk
A federal inter-agency Native American website that provides information for Native American communities. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Office of Native American Programs

A History of California Indians in America: Historic Sites
From the State of California's Office of Historic Preservation.

Educational

American Indian Studies Center
From the University of California, Los Angeles Website

California Indian Museum and Cultural Center
Learn about California's rich Indian culture through the museum's recommended reading list, maps, and links.

California Native American Day
Held on the fourth Friday of September, it was declared an official state holiday in 1998.

The Marin Museum of the American Indian
In Novato, California

The National Museum of the American Indian
From the Smithsonian Institute Online

The Native American Experience
Historical images from the CSU Long Beach Website

News From Native California Online
Check out its extensive calendar of events, and informative links.

The North American Indian
The photographs of Edward S. Curtis from the Library of Congress Website

Original Voices.com
An indigenous cultures online exhibit produced by Original Voices, a program of the Ink People Center for the Arts directed by Chag Lowry (Yurok/Maidu/Pit River) and Rebecca Lowry (Lenape)."

Uncommon Legacies: Native American Art from the Peabody Essex Museum
From the Iris & B. Gerald Cantor Center for Visual Arts at Stanford University

Organizations

The Alliance of California Tribes

The American Indian Child Resource Center

The American Indian College Fund

American Indian Program Council

Black Native American Association

Cherokees of California

Four Directions Institute

Kumeyaay.com

National Congress of American Indians

Native American Public Telecommunications

The Native American Rights Fund

The Native American Bar Association

Resources for Indigenous Cultures Around the World

The North California Indian Development Council
Be sure to check out their Audio Gallery of Traditional Karuk Songs.