California peoples (Ohlone, Miwok, Pomo, Tongva)

California peoples (Ohlone, Miwok, Pomo, Tongva) appears on the timeline as a people or culture of Pacific Coast and California (North America) from c. 500 CE to the present, a span of 1,525 years. Its people spoke North American families languages (Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan).

Several hundred small tribelets speaking languages from many families, living on acorns, fish and game. Missions, then the Gold Rush killings and disease, cut their numbers from about 300,000 to 30,000 by 1870.

See California peoples (Ohlone, Miwok, Pomo, Tongva) on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates: c. 500 CE to the present
Duration: 1,525 years
Type: People or culture
Region: Pacific Coast and California, North America
Language family: North American families

Events in North America during its time

985 Erik the Red settles Greenland
1000 Norse reach Vinland
1050 Cahokia grows into a city
1276 The Great Drought
1497 John Cabot reaches Newfoundland
1540 De Soto and Coronado expeditions
1607 Jamestown founded
1608 Champlain founds Quebec

Neighbours in North America

United States 1776 CE to the present
New France 1534 to 1763 CE
Thirteen Colonies 1607 to 1776 CE
Norse Greenland c. 985 to 1450 CE
Rupert's Land (Hudson's Bay Company) 1670 to 1870 CE
Comanche empire (Comancheria) c. 1706 to 1875 CE
Dominion of Canada 1867 to 1982 CE
British North America 1763 to 1867 CE
French Louisiana 1682 to 1762 CE
Russian America 1799 to 1867 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America

Questions

When did California peoples (Ohlone, Miwok, Pomo, Tongva) exist?

c. 500 CE to the present, about 1,525 years. These dates are approximate, because the evidence for its beginning or end is uncertain.

Where was California peoples (Ohlone, Miwok, Pomo, Tongva)?

Pacific Coast and California, in North America.

What language did California peoples (Ohlone, Miwok, Pomo, Tongva) speak?

North American families. This family includes Algonquian, Iroquoian, Siouan, Muskogean, Na-Dene, Caddoan, Salishan.