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.
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
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
Yokuts
…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. Before European contact…
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.