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Hokomo is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California. It was located on the east side of Middle Fork of the Feather River almost due north of Mooretown, California (now Feather Falls); its precise location is unknown.
Butte County is a county in northern California. In the 2010 census, the population was 220,000. The county seat is Oroville.
Plumas County is a county in the Sierra Nevada of California, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 20,007. The county seat is Quincy, and the only incorporated city is Portola. The largest community in the county is East Quincy. The county was named for the Spanish Río de las Plumas, which flows through the county.
The Maidu are a Native American people of northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the watershed area of the Feather and American rivers. They also reside in Humbug Valley. In Maiduan languages, Maidu means "man."
Lake Oroville is a reservoir formed by the Oroville Dam impounding the Feather River, located in Butte County, northern California. The lake is situated 5 miles (8.0 km) northeast of the city of Oroville, within the Lake Oroville State Recreation Area, in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Known as the second-largest reservoir in California, Lake Oroville is treated as a keystone facility within the California State Water Project by storing water, providing flood control, recreation, freshwater releases assist in controlling the salinity intrusion Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta and protecting fish and wildlife.
Maiduan is a small endangered language family of northeastern California.
Maidu, also Northeastern Maidu or Mountain Maidu, is an extinct Maiduan language spoken by Maidu peoples traditionally in the mountains east and south of Lassen Peak in the American River and Feather River river drainages. These river regions include such valleys in the northern Sierra Nevada mountains of California as: Indian Valley, American Valley, Butte Valley, and Big Meadows. Maidu may also refer to the related Konkow and Nisenan languages.
The Northwest Maidu language is a part of the Maiduan language group. It is spoken in California. It is severely endangered, with three remaining elders who learned to speak it as a first language, one of whom is deaf. As part of an effort to regain official recognition as a federally recognized tribe, an effort to provide language instruction amongst the descendants of the original tribe and affiliated family members has begun.
Lake Almanor is a large reservoir in northwestern Plumas County, northeastern California, United States. The reservoir has a capacity of 1,308,000 acre feet (1.613×109 m3) and a maximum depth of about 90 feet (27 meters). It is formed by Canyon Dam on the North Fork of the Feather River, as well as Benner and Last Chance Creeks, Hamilton Branch, and various natural springs.
The Nisenan are a group of Native Americans and an Indigenous people of California from the Yuba River, Bear River and American River watersheds in Northern California and the California Central Valley. For generations, the Nisenan were mislabeled as Maidu, along with three other Tribes. The four Tribes are not Maidu sub-groups. Nisenan is its own separate and unique culture, customs, leaders, holy people and language. The Nisenan language has 13 dialects.
Feather Falls is a rural unincorporated community in Butte County, California north and east of Lake Oroville. It lies at an elevation of 2982 feet. It is home to Feather Falls Elementary School, a K-8 facility. It takes its name from the nearby 410-foot Feather Falls
The Berry Creek Rancheria of Tyme Maidu Indians are a Native American people inhabiting a northeastern part California, south of Lassen Peak.
Bauka is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located near Gridley on the right bank of Feather River; its precise location is unknown.
Bayu is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California, United States. It was located near Powers on the Feather River.
Holhoto is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California. It was located a few miles south of Mooretown, California ; its precise location is unknown.
Honcut Creek is a stream in central California in the United States. It is a tributary of the Feather River and flows from the Sierra Nevada south and west into the river] in the Sacramento Valley.
Kulaiapto is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California. It was located between Feather Falls and Tsuka; its precise location is unknown.
Ololopa is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California. It was located near Oroville on the Feather River; its precise location is unknown.
Totoma is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California. It was located on the east side of the north branch of Feather River about midway between Yankee and Hengy; its precise location is unknown.
Mooretown may refer to:
The Mooretown Rancheria of Maidu Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Concow and Maidu people in Butte County. Concow, or Konkow, people are the northwestern or foothill branch of the Maidu people, who traditionally spoke the Concow language
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