Maidu Tribe

Brief Timeline
1833: epidenic

1846-1848: Mexican War

1848: Gold discoverd on Maidu land by James Marshall

1851: forced removeal to Nome Lackee

1879: Greenville Indian School.

1880-1890 Land divided into Rancherias

Additional References to the History of the Tribe
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Maidu tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Reservations
Konkow Valley Band of Maidu 1185 18th Street Oroville, CA 95965

Bands of the Maidu Tribe and Their Reservations
Auburn Band of Maidu and Miwok -- Auburn Rancheria (now known as the United Auburn Indian Community)

Berry Creek Group -- Berry Creek Rancheria

Enterprise Rancheria

Greenville Rancheria

Mooretown Rancheria

Important Web Sites

 * Maidu
 * Maidu Tribe Wikipedia
 * Constitutionof the KonKow Valley Band of Maidu