FDI - Chimariko

The Chimariko were a poor sedentary hunter/gatherer tribe located on a 20 mile stretch of the upper Trinity River in northern California's coastal mountain range. The Hupa were their neighbors and enemies, and they were friendly with the Wintun. The Chimariko may be the oldest residents of the region. Nonetheless, they apparently lost much of their territory to the Wintun in prehistoric times. They were ultimately slaughtered by prospectors during the gold rush.

Year	*History*
1820	Trappers first entered territory
1850	Influx of miners and settlers and ensuing violence
1871	Tribe slaughtered by miners; miners soon left when gold was gone; survivors returned from Shasta refuge

Year	Population	Source
1700	250	NAHDB calculation
1800	250	NAHDB calculation
1849	250	Cook estimate
1852	200	Cook estimate
1880	20	Cook estimate
1900	0	NAHDB calculation
2000	0	NAHDB calculation

Chimariko Sites

California's Native People - Northwest Region http://www.cabrillo.edu/~crsmith/anth6_nwcoast.html

C. Hart Merriam Map http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~ammon/tsnungwe/map.html

Chimariko Indian Language http://www.native-languages.org/chimariko.htm

Chimariko Indian Tribe http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/chimariko/chimarikohist.htm

Chimariko Language http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=CID

Chimariko Language Structure (Thesis) http://linguistlist.org/issues/12/12-1721.html

Chimariko Linguistic Lineage http://www.ethnologue.com/show_lang_family.asp?code=CID

Chimariko - SFSU Narative http://bss.sfsu.edu/calstudies/NativeWebPages/chimariko.html

Culture and Ethnobotany http://www.fourdir.com/northwest_california-oregon_culture.htm

Trinity River Corridor History http://www.trinityriverrafting.com/history.html

Vowel Systems of California Hokan http://email.eva.mpg.de/~good/Hokan_vowels.pdf

*Ethnie:*	CHIMARIKO
*Language:*	Chimarikoan
*Family:*	Chimarikoan
*Stock:*	Northern Hokan
*Phylum:*	Hokan
*Macro-Culture:*	Northwest California