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The California Indian Library Collection (CILC) at the Ethnic Studies Library

Counties and Corresponding Tribes

The following is a list of the twenty California counties where the California Indian Library Collections are located. Adjacent to each county name are the designations, or in some instances a more general geographic description, of the Native California Indians found in that county. 

County

Corresponding Tribes

Butte Konkow; Maidu; Yana (includes much information on Ishi)
Colusa Patwin; Wintun (unspecified); Yuki
Del Norte Athapaskan (unspecified); Klamath River (unspecified); Northwestern California (unspecified); Tolowa; Yurok
Fresno Sierra Miwok; Western Mono (Monache); Yokuts
Glenn Konkow; Maidu; Nomlaki; Wintun (unspecified); Yuki
Humboldt Athapaskan (unspecified); Chilula; Hupa; Karuk; Klamath River (unspecified); Lassik; Mattole; Nongatl; Northwestern California (unspecified); Sinkyone; Whilkut; Wintu; Wintun (unspecified); Wiyot; Yurok
Lake Lake Miwok; Pomo/Kashia Pomo/ Wappo
Lassen Achomawi; Atsugewi; Klamath River (unspecified); Northeastern California (unspecified); Northern Paiute
Madera Sierra Miwok; Western Mono (Monache); Yokuts
Marin Coast Miwok
Mendocino Kato; Pomo/Kashia Pomo; Sinkyone; Wailaki; Yuki
Modoc Achomawi; Klamath Lake; Klamath River (unspecified); Modoc; Northeastern California (unspecified); Northern Paiute
Plumas Konkow; Maidu; Nisenan; Washoe; Wintun (unspecified)
Shasta Achomawi; Atsugewi; Klamath River (unspecified); Northeastern California (unspecified); Wintu; Wintun (unspecified); Yana (including Ishi)
Siskiyou Achomawi; Karuk; Klamath Lake; Klamath River (unspecified) Modoc; Northeastern California (unspecified); Northwestern California (unspecified); Shasta
Sonoma Coast Miwok; Pomo/Kashia Pomo; Wappo
Tehama Konkow; Maidu; Nomlaki; Wintun (unspecified) Yana (including Ishi)
Trinity

Athapaskan (unspecified); Klamath River (unspecified); Lassik; Nongatl; Northwestern California (unspecified); Wailaki; Wintu; Wintun (unspecified)

Yolo Lake Miwok; Patwin; Wintun (unspecified)
Yuba Konkow; Maidu; Nisenan

Tribes and Corresponding Counties

The following is a list of designations, or in some instances a more general geographic description of Native California Indians and the counties in which they are found. Each of the twenty California counties listed below is a location for the California Indian Library Collections.

Tribe Corresponding Counties

Achomawi

Lassen; Modoc; Shasta; Siskiyou
Athapaskan (unspecified) Del Norte; Humboldt; Trinity
Atsugewi Lassen; Shasta
Chilula Humboldt
Coast Miwon Marin; Sonoma
Hupa Humboldt
Karuk Humboldt; Siskiyou
Kato Medocino
Klamath Lake Modoc; Siskiyou
Klamath River (unspecified) Del Norte; Humboldt; Lassen; Modoc; Shasta; Siskiyou; Trinity
Konkow Butte; Glenn; Plumas; Tehama; Yuba
Lake Miwok Lake; Yolo
Lassik Humboldt; Trinity
Maidu Butte; Glenn; Plumas; Tehama; Yuba
Mattole Humboldt
Sierra Miwok Fresno; Madera
Modoc Modoc; Siskiyou
Nisenan Plumas; Yuba
Nongatl Humboldt; Trinity
Northeastern California (unspecified) Lassen; Modoc; Shasta; Siskiyou
Northern Paiute Lassen; Modoc
Northwestern California (unspecified) Del Norte; Humboldt; Siskiyou; Trinity
Patwin Colusa; Yolo
Pomo/ Kashia Pomo Lake; Medocino; Sonoma
Shasta Siskiyou
Sinkyone Humboldt; Medocino
Tolowa Del Norte
Wailaki Medocino; Trinity
Wappo Lake; Sonoma
Washoe Plumas
Western Mono (Monache) Fresno; Madera
Whilkut Humboldt
Wintu Homboldt; Shasta; Trinity
Wintun (unspecified) Colusa; Glen; Humboldt; Plumas; Shasta; Tehama; Trinity; Yolo
Wiyot Humboldt
Yana (includes much info. on Ishi) Butte; Shasta; Tehama
Yokuts Fresno; Madera
Yuki Colusa; Glenn; Medocino
Yurok Del Norte; Humboldt

Indigenous Language Groups

Algonquian
         Wiyot
         Yurok
 

Athapascan
         Tolowa
         Hupa, Chilula, Whilkut (groups speaking the same variety)
         Mattole
         Wailaki, Nongatl, Lassik, Sinkyone,
         Cahto (groups speaking the same variety)

Hokan
         Chimariko
         Karuk
         Palaihnihan
                   Achumawi
                   Atsugewi

         Pomoan
                   Northeastern Pomo
                   Eastern Pomo
                   Southeastern Pomo
                   Northern Pomo
                   Central Pomo
                   Southern Pomo

         Shastan
                   Shasta

         Yanan
                   Northern Yana
                   Southern Yana
                   Yahi (Ishi was possibly the last Yahi speaker)

Penutian
         Maiduan
                   Maidu
                   Konkow
                   Nisenan
         
         Modoc, Klamath

         Utian
                   Miwokan
                          Coast Miwok
                          Lake Miwok
                          Miwok

         Wintun
                   Wintu (Northern Wintun)
                   Nomlaki (Central Wintun)
                   Patwin (Southern Wintun)

         Yokutsan
                   Northern Valley Yokuts
                   Southern Valley Yokuts
                   Foothill Yokuts

Uto-Aztecan
         Western Numic
                   Western Mono
                   Eastern Mono
                           Mono Lake Northern Paiute
                           Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone
                   Northern Paiute

Yukian
         Yuki
                   Yuki, Coast Yuki, Huchnom (groups speaking the same variety)
                   Wappo

Alternate Names and/or Spellings for Indigenous Groups

Late 20th c.

Early 20th c.

Achumawi Achomawi
Athapascan Athabascan
Athapascan Athabaskan
Athapascan Athapaskan
Athapascan Dene
Atsugewi Atsugewei
Cahto Kato
Hupa Hoopa
Karuk Cahrok
Karuk Karok
Kashaya Pomo (Southwestern) Kashia Pomo
Konkau Konkow
Konkow Concow
Konkow Northwestern Maidu
Miwok Meewocs
Nisenan Neeshenam
Nisenan Southern Maidu
Northeastern Pomo Shoteah Pomo
Patwin Patween
Paviotso Northern Paiute
Wintun Wintoons
Yurok Euroc