The native tribes of California lived by hunting and ... The area which my people, the Nisenan Maidu, came from ...[was] not so much a territorial boundary but an area for which we would fish ...

Another photograph taken by I.W. Baker, this image shows a member of the Maidu Indian tribe, and represents the American Indian world that existed in California before the discovery of gold.

There’s Maidu tribes around here that have their own unique identities as well, and dialect and language, we’re a little bit different. Even within the Maidu community we’re still diverse ...

The larger Sacramento area and its rivers serve as a gathering place for many local tribes from the surrounding valley and foothills including the Southern Maidu, Patwin, and Wintun. We recognize ...