The Cahto (also spelled Kato, especially in anthropological and linguistic contexts) are an Indigenous Californian group of Native Americans. Today most descendants are enrolled as the federally recognized tribe , the Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria , and a small group of Cahto are enrolled in the Round Valley Indian Tribes of ...

The name Cahto (Kato) means loosely “People of the Lake” or “Lake People,” and refers to an ancient lake shore where parts of the Cahto people once lived, although we, the inhabitants of the six villages of the Long Valley, called ourselves the Tlokyáhan, or “Grass People.”

Information about the Kato tribe in Spanish. Cahto links. Culture, history and genealogy of the Kato Indians.

Cahto settlements were located in three small valleys along the upper part of the South Fork Eel River. These valleys were surrounded by redwood forests. There may have been as many as 50 Cahto villages. There was no tribal organization. Each village had one or two headmen, who gave advise to the others.

Kato Indians. A Kuneste tribe or band formerly living in Cahto and Long valleys, Mendocino County, California.

Information about the Cahto Indians for students and teachers. Covers Cahto houses, food, weapons, tools, canoes, and customs.

Kato (sometimes also spelled “Cahto”) is a member of the Dene (Athabaskan) language family, spoken across North America with concentrations in western Canada (Dëne Suliné, Sarsi, Slave), Alaska (Ahtna, Gwich’in, Koyukon), the southwest United States (Apache, Navajo), and coastal Oregon and northern California.

Kato Indian legends, some in the original Kato language as well as English. Stories of the Cahto Tribe: Online collection of Cahto legends and traditional stories. God Had A Dog: Kato story about Nagaicho's dog. Mythology of the California Tribes: Early 20th-century collection of Kato and other California Indian legends. Recommended Books of ...

Aug 11, 2021 · Guide to Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria ancestry, family history and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Stories of the Cahto Tribe. This collection of oral teaching stories is attributed to the ancestors of the Cahto Tribe.