This site discusses the mission movement in California and its effect on the Native Americans. Timeline of the missions' founding is also provided.

A history of five tribes in the California Native American culture area.

Find background information about the life of Father Junipero Serra and his biographer, Father Francisco Palou. Read about the missions they established in California and their work in converting Native Americans to Christianity. Click...

Use the table of contents to explore this site which recounts the plight of the Native Americans who lived in California before the Gold Rush and the impact of the gold rush on their lives.

A collection of primary source photos from 19th-century California which portray what everyday life was like during the California Gold Rush.

Original photos and images highlighting the impact that the Transcontinental Railroad had on the lives and perspectives of Americans and Native Americans.

A brief description of some of the main Native American tribes that lived in the Arctic, along the Northwest Coast, and in California.

A brief overview of the California Indian cultures from the northwestern part of the State: Tolowa, Yurok, Hupa, and Karuk.

An 1890 article in "Century Magazine" by Guadalupe Vallejo relates his understanding of Hispanic influences on ranches and missions that existed in California before it became a state.

The National Park Services provides an enlightening overview of the history and culture of the Coast Miwok tribe at Point Reyes, California.

This site provides a virtual tour of the mining of silver and gold in California through excellent photos and facts.

Embrace the history and culture of the Mariposa Indian tribe, also known as the Yokuts primarily of San Joaquin Valley, California.

This is a rather lengthy discourse on the Hupa tribe, and worth reading for all the interesting facts on their culture, location, housing, food, method of hunting, and clothing.

A history of the Yokut Indians and Wars that followed with changes in Hispanic California.

Find the Coast Miwok Indians culture presented in this report collected from a Point Reyes Ecosystem Field Trip.

This CalGoldRush site discussses the triumphs and hardships of Indians during the California gold rush. Some became rich, but many were sold into slavery.

Get the basic history of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.

Read a history of the Chumash Indians and learn about their way of life before contact with the Spanish. Find out about their large domed houses, plank canoes, and impressive cave paintings.

Provides an overview of the history and the traditional culture and religion of the Wintun tribe.

Explore how the Tolowa tribe lived in the pacific coast region on this webpage.