California Counties and Corresponding Tribal Groups

The following is a list of the northern and central California counties where the tribes represented in these bibliographies are located. Adjacent to each county name are the tribal designations of the California Indians found in that county. Counties designated with an asterisk (*) contain additional tribal groups which are not included in these bibliographies.

 


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Alameda*
Yokuts
Alpine
Northern Paiute; Sierra Miwok; Washo
Amador
Nisenan; Plains Miwok; Sierra Miwok; Washo
Butte
Konkow; Maidu; Nisenan; Patwin; Yahi/Yana
Calaveras
Plains Miwok; Sierra Miwok; Yokuts
Colusa
Patwin; Yuki
Contra Costa*
Bay Miwok; Yokuts
Del Norte
Athapaskan; Klamath; Tolowa; Yurok
El Dorado
Nisenan; Plains Miwok; Sierra Miwok; Washo
Fresno
Mono; Northern Paiute; Yokuts
Glenn
Konkow; Maidu; Nomlaki; Patwin
Humboldt
Athapaskan; Chilula; Chimariko; Hupa; Karuk; Klamath; Lassik; Mattole; Nongatl; Sinkyone; Wailaki; Whilkut; Wiyot
Inyo*
Northern Paiute; Owens Valley Paiute; Shoshone
Kern*
Shoshone; Yokuts
Kings
Yokuts
Lake
Huchnom; Lake Miwok; Patwin; Pomo/Kashaya Pomo; Wappo; Yuki
Lassen
Achomawi; Atsugewi; Klamath; Maidu; Northern Paiute; Washo
Madera
Mono; Sierra Miwok; Yokuts
Marin
Coast Miwok
Mariposa
Mono; Sierra Miwok; Yokuts
Mendocino
Athapaskan; Huchnom; Kato; Pomo/Kashaya Pomo; Sinkyone; Wailaki; Yuki
Merced
Sierra Miwok; Yokuts
Modoc
Achomawi; Klamath; Modoc; Northern Paiute
Mono
Northern Paiute; Owens Valley Paiute
Monterey*
Yokuts
Napa
Lake Miwok; Patwin; Wappo
Nevada
Konkow; Nisenan; Washo
Placer
Nisenan; Washo
Plumas
Konkow; Maidu; Nisenan; Washo; Yahi/Yana
Sacramento
Bay Miwok; Nisenan; Plains Miwok
San Benito*
Yokuts
San Joaquin
Plains Miwok; Sierra Miwok; Yokuts
San Luis Obispo*
Yokuts
Santa Clara*
Yokuts
Shasta
Achomawi; Atsugewi; Klamath; Nomlaki; Shasta; Wintu; Yahi/Yana
Sierra
Konkow; Maidu; Nisenan; Washo
Siskiyou
Achomawi; Karuk; Klamath; Modoc; Shasta; Wintu
Solano
Patwin; Plains Miwok
Sonoma
Coast Miwok; Patwin; Pomo/Kashaya Pomo; Wappo
Stanislaus*
Sierra Miwok; Yokuts
Sutter
Patwin; Nisenan
Tehama
Konkow; Maidu; Nomlaki; Wintu; Yahi/Yana; Yuki
Trinity
Athapaskan; Chimariko; Hupa; Klamath; Lassik; Nomlaki; Nongatl; Shasta; Wailaki; Wintu; Yuki
Tulare
Mono; Yokuts
Tuolumne
Sierra Miwok
Yolo
Patwin
Yuba
Konkow; Maidu; Nisenan