Native American history studies for the Los Vaqueros project
Subtitle: a synthesis
By: edited by David A. Frederickson ... [et al.] ; with essays by Catherine A. Callaghan ... [et al.]
Contributors: Frederickson, David A.; Callaghan, Catherine A.; Sonoma State University Academic Foundation (Calif.)
Series: Vaqueros project final report ;; #2
Publisher: Anthropological Studies Center, Sonoma State University Academic Foundation
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Rohnert Park, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 217
Subjects: Indians of North America -- California -- Contra Costa County -- History.; Indians of North America -- California -- Alameda County -- History.; Indians of North America -- California -- Contra Costa County -- Social life and customs.; Indians of North America -- California -- Alameda County -- Social life and customs.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-217).
"March 1997."
"Prepared for Contra Costa Water District."
"This volume presents a synthesis of ethnographic and ethnohistoric work conducted for the Los Vaqueros Project undertaken by Contra Costa Water District (CCWD) in eastern Contra Costa and Alameda counties, California"--P. viii
Table of contents: title: Introductory remarks; title: Ethnography of the Los Vaqueros region / by Randall Milliken; title: Contact period lifeways / by Randall Milliken; title: Los Vaqueros linguistic landscape / by Catherine A. Callaghan; title: Sacred geography of the Los Vaqueros project area / by Beverly R. Ortiz; title: The rock art of Vasco Caves,  a summary / by Jeffrey B. Fentress; title: Spanish contact and missionization, 1776-1806  / by Randall Milliken; title: The mission and rancho eras, 1806-1845 / by Randall Milliken; title: Early American era, 1846-1900 / by Lee Davis, Suzanne B. Stewart, Richard Hitchcock; title: Recent American era, 1900-1996 / by Lee Davis, Richard Hitchcock, Lisa Mertz; title: Focused ethnographic research / by Susan Lobo.