1. Native American
Lands
Huchiun Suisun
Omiomi
COAST Carquin
Ompin
Habasto
Chupcan
MIWOK Huchiun
Huimen Sacian
BAY
Tatcan
Huchiun MIWOK
TOLOWA MODOC Ssoyen
SHASTA PARK SITE
Yelamu TODAY
KAROK
YUROK Seunen
ACHUMAWI
Irgin
Causen
WIYOT ATSUGEWI Ssalson
WINTU Tuibun
YANA Chiguan Lamchin
ATHABASCAN MAIDU Alson
NOMLAK
Puichon
Cotegen
YUKI KONKOW
OHLONE
Olpen Tamien
PATWIN
NISENAN
POMO
WASHO
COAST EASTERN
MIWOK PARK SITE MIWOK
TODAY
OHLONE
YOKUTS
SALINAN
SHOSHONEAN
CHUMASH
YUMAN
Native Americans have lived on the California
landscape at least 13,000 years.
The Ohlone people arrived in the the Bay Area about
3,000 years ago, before 500 B.C.E..
During the last 250 years, other peoples have
arrived from all over the world; the population on this land
has increased by 2,000 times.
Although few traces survive of most of the
sovereign Native groups who once lived here, many Bay
Area Native Americans are rediscovering and celebrating
their history and traditions.

2. Missions, Presidios,
and Pueblos
MISSION
SAN RAFAEL LANDS OF
MISSION
DOLORES
LANDS OF
MISSION
SAN JOSE
RANCHO COAST
SAN ANTONIO RANGE
MOUNTAINS
TOLOWA MODOC
SHASTA PARK SITE
Mission and Presidio TODAY
KAROK of San Francisco,
YUROK founded 1776
ACHUMAWI
LANDS OF
MISSION
DOLORES
WIYOT ATSUGEWI LANDS OF
MISSION
WINTU SAN JOSE
YANA
ATHABASCAN MAIDU Mission San Jose
NOMLAK (in present-day Fremont),
founded in 1797
YUKI KONKOW
Mission of Santa Clara, 1777
and Pueblo of San José, founded 1777
PATWIN
NISENAN
POMO
WASHO
EASTERN
PARK SITE MIWOK
TODAY DISTRICT
OF SAN
San Francisco FRANCISCO
(1776)
San Jose
Mission Santa Cruz
founded in 1791
YOKUTS
Monterey
(1770)
DISTRICT
OF
SALINAN
MONTEREY
SHOSHONEAN
DISTRICT
CHUMASH
OF
SANTA BARBARA
Santa Barbara
(1782)
DISTRICT
Los Angeles
“. . . the call should be heeded of (1781) OF Missions Pueblos Presidios
so many thousands of pagans who SAN DIEGO
YUMAN
are waiting in California on the San Diego
(1769)
threshold of holy Baptism . . .”
Junípero Serra,
head of California miSSionS, 1767
“. . . at the appropriate
time the natives could be
taught Christianity, and
reduced to obedience to my
Royal officials . . .”
CarloS iii, King of Spain, 1770

3. Ranchos
Olompali Petaluma
Corte
Madera
de Novato
Nicasio
San Jose
Cañ del
San Hambre Los
Geronimo Medanos
las Monte
Cañ de Pinole
San Pedro Juntas del
Herrera
Diablo
Tomales y
Baulines Pt. Quentin San
Cañada del
(Phelps) Pablo
El Sobrante Pinole
Las Corte de
Baulines Madera del Arroyo de las
Presidio Acalanes Neuces y
Bolbones
Saucelito Laguna de
los Palos
Colorados
San Antonio
(Peraltas)
TOLOWA MODOC
SHASTA San
PARK SITE
Miguel San Ramon
Laguna Rincon de TODAY
KAROK de la las Salinas
San
YUROK Merced
Leandro San
ACHUMAWI Cañada de
Guadalupe
Lorenzo Santa Rita
Valle de
San Jose
Buri Arroyo de
Buri la Alameda
San
WIYOT ATSUGEWI Pedro
Potrero
San de las
WINTU San Buenaventura Mateo Cerritos
Corral
de Tierra Quito
YANA (Palomares) Corral
Agua
ATHABASCAN Primer Canõn MAIDU de Tierra
(Vasquez)
Pulgas Caliente
Arroyo de
NOMLAK Miramontes
San
S. Francisquito
Tularcitos
Arroyo Chico Cañada de Francisquito Rincon de San Posolmi Rincon
Raymundo Francisquito de las Milpitas
Cañada El Corte
YUKI KONKOW Verde San de Madera La Pastora de
las Borregas
Esteros
Ulistac
San San Francisco Purisima Pueblo
Fernandez Gregorio Gregorio Concepcion San Pueblo San Jose
Yokaya Boga (Rodriguez) (Castro) Antonio Quito Santa Clara
Honcut
New Helvetia
Sanel
PATWIN Johnson’s Rancho
Canada de Capay
NISENAN
POMO Guenoc
German Del Paso
San Juan
Rio de los Americanos WASHO
Cosumnes
Arroyo Seco
Ulpinos
EASTERN
PARK SITE MIWOK
Campo de los Frances
TODAY Stanislaus
El Pescadero
Arroyo Seco
San Francisco El Pescadero
Mariposas
Rancho del Puerto
Orestimba
Ausaymos y San Felipe
Panoche
Aguilas YOKUTS
Monterey Laguna de Tache
San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo
Cholame
SALINAN
El Tejon
Cuyama
Los Alamos y Agua Caliente
SHOSHONEAN
La Liebre
San Emidia
CHUMASH
Muscupiabe
Santa Barbara San Bernadino
Jurupa
San Jacinto
Los Angeles
Santa Rosa
Temecula
Paula
San Jose del Valle
Santa Ysabel
Valle de San Felipe
Cuyamaca YUMAN
San Diego
Between Mexican independence in 1822 and the U.S.-
Mexican War, 1846-1848, Mexico made over 800 land grants in
California. Nearly all went to members of families who had come
from New Spain or Mexico since 1775, rather than to Native peoples.
On the ranchos, Native Americans worked for and with the
new landowners. They formed the adobe bricks and built the houses;
herded the cattlle and slaughtered them for the hide and tallow trade;
tended the gardens, fields and orchards; cooked the food and cared
for the children.
Native Americans outnumbered the Spanish-speaking
landowners on the ranchos by about twenty to one; the ranchos’
history is part of the heritage of California’s Native Peoples.
Visit the alcoves on the adobe wall outside to learn about
daily life on the Peralta rancho from both perspectives.