Maidu lived in small villages or bands with no centralized political organization. Leaders were typically selected from the pool of men who headed the local Kuksu cult. They did not exercise …

Nov 20, 2012 · Summary and Definition: The Maidu tribe were a California tribe of Native American Indians who were hunter-gatherers and fishers. The Maidu tribe inhabited the Sierra …

Maidu, North American Indians who spoke a language of Penutian stock and originally lived in a territory extending eastward from the Sacramento River to the crest of the Sierra Nevada …

The Nisenan and Maidu tribes crafted advanced weapons for their people such as bows and arrows, and acquired the rest through trade with the neighboring Konkow tribe. They focused …

May 17, 2018 · The Maidu, who have lived in California for thousands of years, consisted of three groups: the Mountain Maidu, Concow (or Konkow), and Nisenan. Today the name Maidu is …

Sep 14, 2015 · After more than a decade of trying, the Mountain Maidu, a small and federally unrecognized tribe, had reclaimed title to Humbug Valley from Pacific Gas & Electric …

The Nisenan have been lumped together under inaccurate labels such as "Maidu", "digger" and "southern Maidu". However, the Nisenan are a separate Tribe with their own Cultural lifeways, …

They were autonomous, with a leader (man or woman) negotiating with others. Women and children gathered and prepared food, while men were hunting and fishing. Lineage was …

Dec 30, 2007 · Seek has plans for the Maidu of Butte County. She envisions a strong, self-sufficient tribe able to reconnect with its ancestry. Seek has both leadership skills and the …

The Maidu are a Native American people of northern California who lived from the crest of the High Sierra, west to the Sacramento River, and south to the Cosumnes River. Collectively …