California Native Americans

There are so many tribes in California, it's easy to be overwhelmed finding the right resource. Below are useful resources on the state as a whole, and for individual tribes. Good luck!

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California Tribes, 28 books, paperback
California Tribes, 28 books, paperback

by Mary Null Boule. The first half of each title in this series is general information about California tribes. The second half is detailed information about specific tribes.

$240.00
California Tribes: 28 book hardback set
California Tribes: 28 book hardback set

by Mary Null Boule. See paperback set for individual titles. Allow 8 weeks to have bound.

$375.00
Library of California Native Americans - Six-Book Set 1
Library of California Native Americans - Six-Book Set 1

by Jack S. Williams.

$159.00
Library of California Native Americans - Six-Book Set 2
Library of California Native Americans - Six-Book Set 2

by Jack S. Williams. Each hardback title contains a balanced and thorough view. They are for better readers...

$159.00
Now and Forever DVD
Now and Forever DVD

If you can only buy one video on California Indians, buy this one...

$29.95
Native Ways  California Indian Stories and Memories
Native Ways California Indian Stories and Memories

by Malcolm Margolin & Yolanda Montijo. A really good book on California Indians written for children...

$10.95
Pasquala
Pasquala

by Gail Faber and Michelle Lasagna. Pasquala's family belongs to the Yokut tribe and live in the Central Valley...

$9.95
Whispers From the First Californians
Whispers From the First Californians

by Gail Faber and Michelle Lasagna. This classic for teaching California history has been used by hundreds of teachers for many years...

$19.95
Adopted by Indians: A True Story
Adopted by Indians: A True Story

by Thomas Jefferson Mayfield. Author Mayfield was adopted by the Yokuts in the 1850s when he was 6...

$10.95
Island of the Blue Dolphins   paper
Island of the Blue Dolphins paper

by Scott O'Dell. Karana is left alone on one of California's Channel Islands to live by herself for 18 years..

$6.50
California Indians & the Gold Rush
California Indians & the Gold Rush

by Clifford E. Trafzer.Adding a chapter to the story of the gold rush, Trafzer tells about the Indian 49ers who provided more than half the labor during California?s mining frenzy.

$10.95
Creation of a California Tribe: Grandfather’s Maidu Indian Tale
Creation of a California Tribe: Grandfather’s Maidu Indian Tale

by Lee Ann Smith-Trafzer and Clifford Trafzer. This is a fine little chapter book with four Maidu legends woven into it...

$6.95
Chumash Artifacts
Chumash Artifacts

Chumash Indian Michael Phillips reproduces musical instruments, games, and tools used by his ancestors...