Maidu
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The Maidu are a Native American people of northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the watershed area of the Feather and American Rivers and in Humbug Valley. In Maiduan langu
Maidu coiled basket by Mary Kea'a'ala Azbill, circa 1900
Maidu coiled basket ca. 1915 by Lizzie Enos of the Nisenan Maidu, on display at the Maidu Museum in Roseville, California
A mortar ground into the solid rock near a stream
Mechoopda
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The Mechoopda are a tribe of Maidu people, an Indigenous people of California. They are enrolled in the Mechoopda Indian Tribe of Chico Rancheria, a federally recognized tribe. Historically, the tribe
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…Konkow (Koyom'kawi/Concow) occupied a valley between present-day Cherokee, and Pulga, along the north fork of the Feather River and its tributaries. The Mechoopda live in the area of Chico, California. Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most Native groups in California have varied substantially. Alfred…
19th century photograph of Mechoopda women and children
Mechoopda sweat house