First Nations
Celebrating Indigenous Stories
MendoParks serves State Parks on the unceded ancestral homelands of Northern Pomo, Coastal Pomo, Cahto, and Yuki peoples, who continue to care for these lands as they have since time immemorial.
As the original stewards of the lands which now comprise the California state parks, the First Peoples of California are important participants in the MendoParks community. The purpose of this page is to share relevant programs which include members of local tribes, and to share information about parks and their stories as told by First Nations people. For more information on Tribal Communities in Mendocino County, website links are provided below:
Cahto Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria
Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Guidiville Rancheria of California
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester Rancheria
Redwood Valley Little River of Pomo Indians of the Redwood Valley Rancheria
Intertribal Gathering on the Mendocino Coast, courtesy of Sherwood Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Updates & Activities
Header image at the top of the page courtesy of the Campbell/Cooper Family.