More than
300,000 American Indians are estimated to reside in California, the highest
American Indian
population in
the nation, with approximately 60,000 American Indians residing in Los Angeles
County
alone. The
American Indian population in California is comprised of members of indigenous
California
tribes as well
as members of tribes from throughout the United States. There are more than
100
indigenous
California tribes, representing almost 20 percent of the nation’s 500 tribal
groups.
NDATUS
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