The region occupied by the Chumash of south-central California were divided into sub-groups who occupied different territories and spoke separate, but related languages. The Cuyama sub-group occupied the Cuyama Valley and the surrounding hills and mou . . .

This thesis will demonstrate that history textbooks which were used in Humboldt County public schools from 1860-1990 were remiss in their presentation of the Ameri-can Indian. It will show that inaccurate and inadequate information was published and s . . .

This thesis investigates the degree to which American Indians are left out of the academic discourse around race analysis. Further, it investigates the way in which, since the 1960s' Red Power Movement, the gates of the Ivory Tower have opened for Ind . . .

The major questions involved in this research center around the relationship between three self-identified subgroups of American Indians: (a) traditional, (b) bicultural, and (c) assimilated. This is an important issue because of this relevancy to col . . .

Purpose or the Study: A detailed culture history is the necessary first step towards understanding the processes responsible for the development of prehistoric cultural systems. In Central California, three broad cultural patterns have been defined ba . . .

Purpose of the Study: The Carrillo Adobe site is a historically significant archaeological site with the potential to yield important information about the prehistory and history of the Santa Rosa area and about interactions between different cultural . . .

In the bloody history of the conflict between North American Whites and Indians, California's chapter stands forth as epic in its description of the savage cruelty perpetrated against the Indian population. Referring to California, one early twentieth . . .