Yokuts tribes Source:
Delta Yokuts • Tarkumne - South bank of
Carquinez Strait, from
Rodeo to
Martinez. • Bolbumne -
Antioch and
Brentwood areas. • Yachicumne -
Stockton area and along the lower
Calaveras River. •
Laquisumne - From the junction of the
Mokelumne and
Cosumnes Rivers south to Stockton. • Apelumne - South and east of Stockton, including
Escalon,
Manteca,
French Camp, and
Lathrop. • Yalesumne - From the
Tuolumne River to north of the
Stanislaus River, possibly as far north as the Cosumnes River. • Hunezumne - Stockton area. • Chelumne - Exact location in the delta is unknown. • Chucumne - Between the
San Joaquin River and Stockton. • Cosumne - On the Cosumnes River from its junction with the Mokelumne to a point upstream ten miles above
Sloughhouse. • Mokelumne - On the Mokelumne River from its junction with the Cosumnes to the foothills.
Northern Valley Yokuts • Hulpumne -
Byron to
Tassajara. • Cholbumne - Byron to just south of
Tracy, including
Livermore Valley,
Altamont, Patterson, and Corral Hollow passes. • Hoyumne - West of San Joaquin River and south of Tracy. Exact location unknown. • Miumne -
Orestimba Creek Basin extending south to the
Garzas Creek Basin and east to the San Joaquin River. • Kahwatchwah - San Joaquin River around the
Mendota,
Firebaugh, and
Los Banos areas. • Honoumne - West of the San Joaquin River between the Kahwatchwah and the Miumne. • Tucuyu - South of the Kahwatchwah on
Fresno and Fish Sloughs. • Walakumne - Between the Stanislaus and Tuolumne Rivers. • Suenumne - Lower Stanislaus River. • Tuolumne - Lower Stanislaus River. • Ausumne - Lower
Merced River. • Chulumne - Sand plains southwest of Stockton and opposite the Yachicumne. • Chauchela (Chowchilla) -
Chowchilla River from the San Joaquin River to the Sierra Nevada foothills. • Heuche -
Fresno River, from its junction with the San Joaquin River to the foothills. • Hoyumne - San Joaquin River from
Herndon to Cottonwood Creek (Friant Dam). Shares name with Yokuts tribe south of Tracy. • Pitkache (Pitkachi) - San Joaquin River from Mendota Pool to Herndon.
Southern Valley Yokuts •
Tache (Tachi) - North and west shores of
Tulare Lake, including
Kettleman Hills and Kettleman Plains. • Apiche - North of Murphy Slough (lower
Kings River drainage). • Wimilche - Along the north bank of the Kings River near
Laton downstream to Fresno Slough. • Nutúnutu - Along the south bank of the Kings River near Laton downstream to Fresno Slough. • Itecha (Aitecha) - South bank of Kings River near
Sanger. Across river and upstream from the Wéchikit, downstream from the Choinumne. • Wéchikit - North bank of Kings River east of Sanger downstream to the
Reedley area, including parts of Wahtoke Creek. • Chunut - Northeastern shore of Tulare Lake and along the lower channels of the southern branches of the
Kaweah River. • Talumne - Along
Cross,
Mill, and
Packwood Creeks (lower Kaweah River delta), centered around
Visalia. • Gáwea - North bank of the Kaweah River from
Terminus Dam to
Venice Hills. • Yokodo - South bank of the Kaweah River from
Exeter to the foothills. • Wólase - Area around
Cameron Creek (lower Kaweah River delta) east of Visalia. • Choinok - Junction of Outside and Deep Creeks (lower Kaweah River delta) south to
Tulare. • Wowol - Southeastern shore of Tulare Lake, including Atwell Island (
Alpaugh). • Koyete -
Tule River from
Highway 99 to
Porterville. •
Yowlumne - Lower
Kern River/
Bakersfield area, Caliente Creek, between
Kern Lake and the
Tehachapi Mountains and as far south as El Paso Creek. • Tuhoumne - Lower Kern River downstream from the Yowlumne. Also on
Buena Vista Lake,
Buena Vista Slough, and Goose Lake south of the Paleumne. •
Halaumne (Hometwole) - Northern and western shores of Kern Lake. • Tulumne - The south, west, and north sides of Buena Vista Lake and as far west as the
Taft and
McKittrick areas.
Foothill Yokuts , California. ca.1900 •
Gashou - Foothills between the San Joaquin and Kings Rivers, including parts of the plains (
Fresno/
Clovis area). Centered around Dry Creek (Big Dry Creek). •
Chukchanse (Chuckchansi) (
Mono language name:
wowa) - Fresno River in the foothills above the Heuche, including
Coarsegold,
O'Neals, and
Picayune Rancheria areas. • Dalinche - Coarsegold and O'Neals area, including
Fine Gold Creek . • Kechaye - South side of the San Joaquin River upstream from the Dumna. • Tolteche - On both sides of the San Joaquin River upstream from the Kechaye.
Kerckhoff Dam area. The
Monache (Western Mono) peoples bordered them to the east. • Dumna - San Joaquin River from
Millerton downstream to the mouth of Little Dry Creek. • Éntimbits -
Dunlap area, Wonder Valley • Chukimena -
Yokuts Valley •
Choinumne - Kings River around its junction with Mill Creek upstream to
Sycamore Creek. • Michahi - South of Choinumne on Mill Creek (tributary of Kings River). • Páhdwishe (Balwishe) - On the Kaweah River centered around Camp Potwishe extending east to
Sequoia National Park. Includes
Three Rivers area. • Wuksache - North of the Páhdwishe around
Badger and upper Rattlesnake Creek. Includes Eshom Valley,
Auckland, and Stokes Mountain area. •
Wukchumne •
Tuolumne Rancheria They used marine shells as a form of money showing they had a functional monetary system in place. ==Internal conflicts within the Chukchansi tribe near Yosemite==