Tisechu, California

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Tisechu (also, Tis-e-chu and Tishech) is a former Choinimni settlement in Fresno County, California. [1]

It was located at the confluence of Kings River and Mill Creek. [2]

The Choinimni were a branch of the Yokuts people.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tisechu, California
  2. Kroeber, A. L. (February 1907). "Shoshonean Dialects of California" (PDF). University of California Publications in American Archaeology and Ethnology. 4 (3). At page 120 of journal, or page 60 of PDF file. via The Internet Archive.

36°49′25″N119°20′50″W / 36.8237°N 119.3473°W / 36.8237; -119.3473