There are so many tribes in California, it's easy to be overwhelmed finding the right resource. Below are useful resources on the state as a whole, and for individual tribes. Good luck! Click on the title to see more information. Checkerboard California Native American 9 book Set by Barbara A. Gray-Kanatiiosh. This new collection is simple to read, yet includes plenty of information to be a good report resource... $179.95 California Tribes: 28 book paper set by Mary Null Boule. Click on set to see and order individual titles or the set. $230.00 California Tribes: 28 book hardback set by Mary Null Boule. See paperback set for individual titles. $375.00 Library of California Native Americans - Six-Book Set 1 by Jack S. Williams. Regular price: $159.00 Sale price: $119.70 Library of California Native Americans - Six-Book Set 2 by Jack S. Williams. Each hardback title contains a balanced and thorough view. They are for better readers... Regular price: $159.00 Sale price: $119.70 A Monument to Treasure by Debbie Bertram and Susan Bloom. Breath-taking paintings illustrate this excellent book about the Cahuilla Indians and the geography and wildlife around Palm Springs. Great example of a desert-dwelling tribe.... $19.95 Now and Forever VIDEO If you can only buy one video on California Indians, buy this one... $29.95 California Indians by Mir Tamim Ansary. This book is a masterpiece of simple, nonfiction writing... $7.50 Native Ways California Indian Stories and Memories by Malcolm Margolin & Yolanda Montijo. A really good book on California Indians written for children... $10.95 Life of the California Coast Nations by Molly Aloian & Bobbie Kalman. Buy this book for its excellent illustrations showing the life of many of California's coastal tribes. ... $8.95 Tribes of Native America, California Titles I would not have added these three titles to the already confusing list of California Indian tribe books I already offer, if I hadn?t thought they added something important. They offer more information and better illustrations than the Checkerboard series, yet are easier to read than the Library of California Native Americans. .... $59.00 A Time of Resistance, An Integrated Thematic Unit by Sarah Supahan. These are thought-provoking activities and readings about the impact of the missions on California Indians... $24.00 Pasquala by Gail Faber and Michelle Lasagna. Pasquala's family belongs to the Yokut tribe and live in the Central Valley... $9.95 Whispers From the First Californians by Gail Faber and Michelle Lasagna. This classic for teaching California history has been used by hundreds of teachers for many years... $16.95 California’s Indian Museum Video Complements 'Echoes of our Past.' It has more historic photos and deals with the tribes' similarities... $19.95 Adopted by Indians: A True Story by Thomas Jefferson Mayfield. Author Mayfield was adopted by the Yokuts in the 1850s when he was 6... $10.95 Island of the Blue Dolphins paper by Scott O'Dell. Karana is left alone on one of California's Channel Islands to live by herself for 18 years.. $6.50 Lone Woman of Ghalas-Hat paper by Rice Oliver. This simple, beautifully written book tells the true story of Juana Maria, the young woman whose life inspired The Island of the Blue Dolphins. $6.00 Native Americans of Northern California $5.95 Native Americans of Southern California Includes building a Chumash tomol, Indian cowboys, how the Cahuilla lived,... $5.95 California Indians & the Gold Rush by Clifford E. Trafzer.Adding a chapter to the story of the gold rush, Trafzer tells about the Indian 49ers who provided more than half the labor during California?s mining frenzy. $10.95 Zia The winning sequel to 'Island of the Blue Dolphins'... $5.99 The Chumash, Seafarers of the Pacific Coast by Karen Bush Gibson. I wish there was a book like this for each California tribe... $22.95 The Chumash People: Materials for Teachers and Students Santa Barbara Museum. Includes a comprehensive text on the history and lifeways of the Chumash... $14.95 The Chumash Through a Child's Eyes "I awoke this morning to the usual sounds," begins this simple picture book... $8.95 The Gabrielino Bruce Miller. Paperback teacher resource... $10.95 The First Angelinos, Hardback by William McCawley. The most thorough, in-depth book on this tribe... $49.95 Indians of the Oaks by Melicent Lee. A rare book that's both good to read and an accurate portrayal of the Kumeyaay of San Diego County... $6.95 My Ancestor's Village by Roberta Labastida . A young Kumeyaay tours the reader around her village... $9.95 The Painted Rocks by Ruth Alter. A real Kumeyaay Indian site in San Diego County is the location for this informative book... $8.95 Weaving a California Tradition by Linda Yamane. This is a first-class nonfiction book written about Carly Tex, an 11-year-old girl from the Western Mono tribe... $19.95 Goat Hoof Rattle: Artifact Many tribes in California used deer hoof rattles as musical instruments during ceremonies... $10.00 Pottery, An Ancient Tradition Video by Kay & Bill Griffith. Many of the Indians of southern California created pots in the way shown in this valuable video... $23.95 Grass Games & Moon Races: California Indian Games & Toys by Jeannine Gendar. California Indian culture is rich with games... $14.95 Two Bear Cubs This is a wonderful rendition of the Yosemite Miwok's legend of how the lowly inch-worm saved two bear cubs trapped on top of Half Dome... $14.95 Creation of a California Tribe: Grandfather’s Maidu Indian Tale by Lee Ann Smith-Trafzer and Clifford Trafzer. This is a fine little chapter book with four Maidu legends woven into it... $6.95 The Rainbow Bridge This is a fine rendition of the Chumash creation story with fantastic color illustrations.... $16.00 The Rainbow Bridge $7.00 Chumash Artifacts Chumash Indian Michael Phillips reproduces musical instruments, games, and tools used by his ancestors...