where did the yahi tribe live
The Yana are a group of Native Americans indigenous to Northern California in the central Sierra Nevada, on the western side of the range. Their lands bordered the Yuba and Feather rivers. The Yana-speaking people comprised four groups: the Northern Yana, the Central Yana, the Southern Yana, and the Yahi.The noun stem Ya-means person; the noun suffix is-na in the northern Yana dialects and-hi [xi] in the southern dialects. The Yana continue to be in California as members of Redding Rancheria.he Yana-speaking people comprised four groups: the Northern Yana, the Central Yana, the Southern Yana, and the Yahi. The noun stem Ya-means person; the noun suffix is-na in the northern Yana dialects and-hi [xi] in the southern dialects.