Indigenous peoples of California, commonly known as Indigenous Californians or Native Californians, are a diverse group of nations and peoples that are indigenous to the geographic area within the cur
Winnemem Wintu chief Caleen Sisk in 2009
A representation of a Pomo dancer, painting by Grace Hudson
The Coso Rock Art District in the Mojave Desert contains about 100,000 petroglyphs.
A reconstruction of a traditional Yurok plank house.
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The California genocide was a series of genocidal massacres of the Indigenous peoples of California by United States governments, soldiers and settlers during the 19th century. It began following the
Indigenous peoples of California
…and cultural genocide. Following California statehood, a state-enabled policy of elimination was carried out against its aboriginal people known as the California genocide in the establishment of Anglo-American settler colonialism. The Native population reached its lowest in the early 20th century while cultural assimilation…
"Protecting The Settlers", illustration by J. R. Browne in The Indians Of California, 1864
William Ralganal Benson, Pomo basket maker who published a Pomo narrative on the Bloody Island massacre in Clear Lake.
Sally Bell, a survivor of the Needle Rock massacre, standing next to her husband
Jerry James, a survivor of the Indian Island massacre as an infant, standing next to his wife.