Cucunuchi, baptized as Estanislao, was an Indigenous alcalde of Mission San José and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokuts people of northern California. He is famous for leading ba
Present-day Stanislaus River was the home of many Native-American tribes. During the Mexican era, it was known as "Río de los Laquisimes"
The Yokuts are an Indigenous people of California who live in the Central Valley. They are often divided into Foothill Yokuts, Northern Valley Yokuts, and Southern Valley Yokuts.
Estanislao
…Cucunuchi (c. 1798 – 1838), baptized as Estanislao, was an Indigenous alcalde of Mission San José and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokuts people of northern California. He is famous for leading bands of armed Native Americans in revolt against the Mexican government and mission establishments…
A Chukchansi woman and child, California, ca. 1920
Yokuts and Miwok men outside of a sweat lodge, Tule River Reservation, 2007
Chukchansi Yokuts woman, photo by Edward Curtis, 1924
A Chukchansi family near Oakhurst, California, c. 1920