The Collection is composed of copies of books, unpublished manuscripts and field notes, obscure scholarly articles, turn-of-the-century photographs as well as rare sound recordings of songs and dances.
Our part of the collection focuses on the Achomawi, Atsugewi, Klamath River, Wintu and Yana Indian tribes.
Check out the the books, journal articles, unpublished manuscripts and field notes, sound recordings of interviews, dances, songs and legends, and photographs held in our collection.
There are finding guides and bibliographies to help you find the information you need. The collection is divided into three parts: books or written material, photos, and sound recordings.
View the Guides and Bibliographies in our CILC collection .
Note that the actual articles and publications are not currently in the catalog.
Browse through the following online bibliographies to find the items for the specific tribes that interests you. Items available at the Redding Library are in bold.
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 linked counties listed below is listed as a location for the California Indian Library Collections.
Tribe |
Check at linked libraries for more information |
Achomawi | Lassen; Modoc; Shasta; Siskiyou |
Athapaskan, unspecified | Del Norte; Humboldt; Trinity |
Atsugewi | Lassen; Shasta |
Bay Miwok |
Contra Costa; Sacramento; Solano |
Chilula | Humboldt |
Coast Miwok | Marin; Sonoma |
Huchnom |
Lake; Mendocino |
Hupa | Humboldt; Trinity |
Karuk | Humboldt; Siskiyou |
Kato | Mendocino |
Klamath | Del Norte; Humboldt; Lassen; Modoc; Shasta; Siskiyou; Trinity |
Konkow | Butte; Glenn; Nevada; Plumas; Tehama; Yuba |
Lake Miwok | Lake; Yolo |
Lassik | Humboldt; Trinity |
Maidu | Butte; Glenn; Plumas; Sierra; Tehama; Yuba |
Mattole | Humboldt |
Modoc | Modoc; Siskiyou |
Mono |
Fresno; Madera; Mariposa; Tulare |
Nisenan | Amador; Butte; El Dorado; Nevada; Placer; Plumas; Sacramento; Sierra; Sutter; Yuba |
Nomlaki | Glenn; Shasta; Tehama |
Nongatl | Humboldt; Trinity |
Northern Paiute | |
Owens Valley Paiute |
Inyo; Mono |
Patwin | Butte; Colusa; Glenn; Lake; Napa; Solano; Sonoma; Sutter; Yolo |
Plains Miwok |
Amador; Calaveras; Contra Costa; El Dorado; Sacramento; San Joaquin; Solano |
Pomo/Kashia Pomo | Lake; Mendocino; Sonoma |
Shasta | Shasta; Siskiyou; Trinity |
Shoshone |
Inyo; Kern |
Sierra Miwok | Alpine; Amador; Calavera; El Dorado; Madera; Mariposa; Merced; San Joaquin; Stanislaus; Tuolumne |
Sinkyone | Humboldt; Mendocino |
Tolowa | Del Norte |
Wailaki | Humboldt; Mendocino; Trinity |
Wappo | Lake; Napa; Sonoma |
Washoe | Alpine; Amador; El Dorado; Lassen; Nevada; Placer; Plumas; Sierra |
Whilkut | Humboldt |
Wintu | Shasta; Siskiyou; Tehama; Trinity |
Wiyot | Humboldt |
Yahi/Yana | Butte; Plumas; Shasta; Tehama |
Yokuts | Alameda; Calaveras; Contra Costa; Fresno; Kern; Kings; Madera; Mariposa; Merced; Monterey; San Denito; San Joaquin; San Luis Obispo; Santa Clara; Stanislaus; Tulare |
Yuki | Colusa; Lake; Mendocino; Tehama; Trinity |
Yurok | Del Norte |