Shastan Family, Pit River Indians (adapted from, Shasta, the name of one of its divisions). A linguistic stock comprising two principal groups, the Sastean and the Palaihnihan of Powell, which until recently were regarded as distinct families. The area occupied by the Shasta division was the Klamath valley in north California and south Oregon, extending, in …
Shasta Indians (from Sǔsti’ka, apparently the mane of a well known Indian tribe living about 1840 near the site of Yreka). A group of small tribes or divisions forming the Shastan linguistic family of north California and formerly extending into Oregon. The area occupied by the Shasta is quite irregular, and consists of one main …
Achomawi Indian Tribe History
Chimalakwe Indians. Mentioned by Powers as an extinct tribe that once lived on New River, northern California, and included in his map, as by Powell with the Chimariko. The name Chimalakwe is undoubtedly only a variant of Chimariko, often pronounced Chimaliko. The Chimariko, however, did not occupy upper New River, which region, together with the …
