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.
California gold rush
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The California gold rush was a gold rush in California, which began on January 24, 1848, when gold was found by James W. Marshall at Sutter's Mill in Coloma, California. The news of gold brought appro
Indigenous peoples of California
…Mill in 1848 inspired a mass migration of Anglo-American settlers into areas where Native people had avoided sustained encounters with invaders. The California Gold Rush involved a series of massacres and conflicts between settlers and the Indigenous peoples of California lasting from about 1846 to 1873 that is generally…
Prospectors working California gold placer deposits in 1850
1855 illustration of James W. Marshall, discoverer of gold at Sutter's Mill
Advertisement about sailing to California, c. 1850
Merchant ships fill San Francisco Bay, 1850–51.