This document provides an overview of California Indian tribes and their ways of life. It describes the various tribal groups in Northern, South-Central, and Southern California. It then summarizes aspects of California Indian life like housing, food, art, customs, beliefs, and the passing down of history through folklore and rock art. Finally, it notes that while some California Indians still live on tribal lands or in traditional ways, most now live in cities like other Americans, but are keeping their customs alive.