1.3 California

Nota bene: The California cultural area does not exactly conform to the state of California's boundaries, and many tribes on the eastern border with Nevada are classified as Great Basin tribes and some tribes on the Oregon border are classified as Plateau tribes.

- Achomawi, Achumawi, Pit River tribe, northeastern California
- Atsugewi, northeastern California
- Cahuilla, southern California

- Chumash, coastal southern California
o Barbareño
o Cruzeño, Island Chumash
o Inezeño, Ineseño
o Obispeño, Northern Chumash
o Purisimeño
o Ventureño

- Chilula, northwestern California
- Chimariko, extinct, northwestern California
- Cupeño, southern California

- Eel River Athapaskan peoples
o Lassik, northwestern California
o Mattole (Bear River), northwestern California
o Nongatl, northwestern California
o Sinkyone, northwestern California
o Wailaki, Wai-lakki, northwestern California

- Esselen, west-central California

- Hupa, northwestern California
o Tsnungwe

- Juaneño, Acjachemem, southwestern California
- Karok, northwestern California
- Kato, Cahto, northwestern California
- Kitanemuk, south-central California
- Konkow, northern-central California

- Kumeyaay, Diegueño, Kumiai
o Ipai, southwestern California
" Jamul, southwestern California
o Tipai, southwestern California and northwestern Mexico

- La Jolla Complex, southern California, ca. 6050-1000 BC
- Luiseño, southwestern California
- Maidu, northeastern California

- Miwok, Me-wuk, central California
o Coast Miwok, west-central California
o Lake Miwok, west-central California
o Valley and Sierra Miwok

- Monache, Western Mono, central California
- Nisenan, eastern-central California
- Nomlaki, northwestern California

- Ohlone, Costanoan, west-central California
o Awaswas
o Chalon
o Chochenyo
o Karkin
o Mutsun
o Ramaytush
o Rumsen
o Tamyen
o Yelamu

- Patwin, central California
o Suisun, Southern Patwin, central California

- Pauma Complex, southern California, ca. 6050-1000 BC
- Pomo, northwestern and central-western California

- Salinan, coastal central California
o Antoniaño
o Migueleño

- Serrano, southern California

- Shasta northwestern California
o Konomihu, northwestern California
o Okwanuchu, northwestern California

- Tataviam, Allilik (Fernandeño), southern California
- Tolowa, northwestern California
- Tongva, Gabrieleño, Fernandeño, San Clemente tribe, coastal southern California
- Tubatulabal, south-central California
- Wappo, north-central California
- Whilkut, northwestern California
- Wintu, northwestern California
- Wiyot, northwestern California

- Yana, northern-central California
o Yahi

- Yokuts, central and southern California
o Chukchansi, Foothill Yokuts, central California
o Northern Valley Yokuts, central California
o Tachi tribe, Southern Valley Yokuts, south-central California
- Yuki, Ukomno'm, northwestern California
o Huchnom, northwestern California

- Yurok, northwestern California