Sunusi, California

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Sunusi is a former Maidu settlement in Butte County, California. It was located on the east side of the Sacramento River on the Parrot Grant south of Parrot Landing. [1]

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References

  1. Heizer, Robert F.; Hester, Thomas R. "V. Names and Locations of Some Ethnographic Patwan And Maidu Indian Villages" (PDF). p. 81. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

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