Digital Atlas of California Native Americans via the State of California's Native American Heritage Commission

Follow this link to learn how to use the map: NAHC Digital Atlas (ca.gov)

The Atlas Map utilizes a combination of GIS map layers, information from secondary sources, and links to primary sources to visualize California Native American history. The map layers include:

• Cultural Base Map: the 60 traditional cultural regions of California, with links to a directory of affiliated Tribes and Tribal Atlas pages
• Historical Lakes & Wetlands: California’s lakes and wetlands as depicted in an 1866 survey, prior to major water control and diversion projects
• Natural Resources: Natural resources traditionally used in different regions of the state
• Estimated Population in 1769: Estimated population by region before colonization
• Trails: Approximate routes of trails used before colonization
• Trade Relations: Trade relationships that existed before colonization
• Missions: Locations of missions established during Spanish colonization
• Spanish & Mexican Land Grants: Land appropriated and privatized during Spanish and Mexican colonization
• Treaty Lands: Reservations and cessions as negotiated between Tribes and federal agents in the early days of U.S. colonization
• An American Genocide: Incidents of genocide as documented by historian Benjamin Madley in his 2016 book An American Genocide
• Bounty Lands: Lands granted by the U.S. government to militiamen who participated in campaigns against Native Americans
• Reservations & Allotments: Reservations and public domain allotments (PDA) in the 21st century