Chimariko
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FOUR DIRECTIONS
INSTITUTE Chimariko |
| Ethnie: | CHIMARIKO |
| Language: | Chimarikoan |
| Family: | Chimarikoan |
| Stock: | Western Hokan |
| Phylum: | Hokan |
| Macro-Culture: | Northwest California |
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| 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. Nonetheless, they apparently lost much of their territory to the Wintun in prehistoric times. They were ultimately slaughtered by prospectors during the gold rush. |
| Aboriginal Locations |
| 7 villages |
| Present Locations |
| Extinct |
| 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 |
| Other speakers of the same language: |
| None |
| Chimariko Sites |
| C. Hart Merriam Map http://www.dcn.davis.ca.us/~ammon/tsnungwe/map.html |
| Chimariko - SFSU Narrative http://bss.sfsu.edu/calstudies/Native%20Web%20Pages/chimariko.html |
| Trinity River Frontier History http://www.snowcrest.net/bbcdg/history.html |
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