Table of Contents
The
Indians
of
Chico
Rancheria by
Dorothy
J.
Hill
History
of
Indians,
mostly
Mechoopda,
before
and
after
they
were
relocated
to
Chico
Rancheria.
Acknowledgements
Preface
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Maps
Introduction
Chapter I, Indians of Chico Rancheria Before Contact with Caucasians
Physical Setting
Climate
Landforms
Ecological Environments
Streamside Woodland
Marshland
Grassland
Foothill
Yellow Pine
Population Density and Daily Activity
Chapter II, Indian Contact with Explorers, Trappers and Settlers, 1828-1848
Chapter III, Indian Contact with Miners and Ranchers, 1848-1868
Conflict of 1848-1851
U.S. Treaty with Indians, 1851
Conflict of 1851-1863
Indians on Rancho Arroyo Chico
The Indian Drive to Round Valley Reservation, 1863
Filtering Back to Butte County and Incidents, 1863-1868
Chapter IV, Partial Reconstruction of Aboriginal Life and the Missionary Influence of Annie E. K. Bidwell, 1868-1918
Textiles
Indian Burial Customs
Houses
Dances
Food
Employment
Dress
Education
Church
Rancheria Life After 1880
Rancheria Life After 1900
Land Deeds to Indians
Conclusions
Appendix
Notes
Bibliography
Personal Communications
