The tribe moved according to seasons for food but they always came back to their permanent villages. Gabrielinos have three different groups of people. The first group was the very rich people, the chief of village and his or her family. The third group was the lower group of villagers. Most workers are this group.
Usual villages has a chief.
The chief was chosen to be a leader of all of them. If an old chief died, next chief became the eldest son of the dead chief. If chief had not son or fit son, they take out new chief among the chief's relative. Woman also could become new chief. Village chiefs worked for the sacred bundle, which meaned holy symbols of their religion.