Books about California Native Tribes can be found under the call number x 970.1 or YA 970.1
Toucan Fact Cards Online
California Indians Fact Cards gives quick facts about the traditional way of life in about 1770 of more than 50 early California groups. For each group the fact card gives information about the location, language, population, settlements, housing, food, clothing and tools.
To use the fact cards, click on the link above, then enter your library card number. Under the California Fact Cards section, click on Indians. Scroll down until you see the name of the tribe you are researching.
History and Culture
A History of American Indians in California
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/5views/5views1.htm The National Park Service tells the history of Native Americans in California, from earliest contact, through the mission period, to the present day. It does not contain information on individual tribes
http://www.nps.gov/history/history/online_books/5views/5views1.htm
Native California Cultures Exhibit of Artifacts
http://hearstmuseum.berkeley.edu/exhibitions/ncc/ncc_0_intro.html
An online museum exhibit of objects owned by the Phoebe A. Hurst Museum of Anthropology. This is a collection of pictures, with short descriptions.
Basketry
http://www.mip.berkeley.edu/cilc/basket.html
Provides pictures of various types of baskets used by California natives, with descriptions of the baskets and what they are used for.
http://www.washington.edu/burkemuseum/baskets/use.html
The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture shows pictures of Native American baskets and describes their use. Photographs are primarily of baskets produced by tribes in the state of Washington, but California tribes are also discussed.
http://www4.hmc.edu:8001/humanities/indian/Basketry/hmcbasketry.html
Describes baskets used by various tribes, with some information on construction and meaning of the patterns used in decoration.
Food Sources & Other Plant Use
Acorn Epicures
http://virtualmarkets.net/vme/ARNHA/acornepi.html
Acorns were a staple food of some California tribes. This site describes how they were prepared and used.
http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/vme/ARNHA/soaproot.html
The soap plant was another plant used by California tribes. This site describes its uses and how it was prepared.
http://herb.umd.umich.edu/
Learn about some of the plants used by you tribe.Type the name of your tribe in the search box.
Map
http://www.pacwesttraders.com/map1.html
Languages
http://www.native-languages.org/vocabulary.htm
Learn some words in the language of your tribe. Search for your tribe in the list.
Legends
http://www.firstpeople.us/FP-Html-Legends/Legends-AB.html
Read some of the legends of your tribe. Scroll to the bottom to find the right page for your tribe.