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The California State Indian Museum is a prehistoric history museum in Sacramento, California that is operated by California State Parks. The museum is dedicated to the history, traditions, and materials of the state's Native American population.
[edit] Location and displays
The museum is co-located on the grounds of the Sutter's Fort State Historic Park in downtown Sacramento. The museums exhibits the details of daily life and traditions for the regions Native inhabitants, who numbered at nearly 500,000 and 150 tribal groups prior to the Spanish colonization of California beginning in 1769 with Mission San Diego. Another exhibit within the museum is specifically dedicated to Ishi, the last of the Yahi Tribe. Ishi managed to remain hidden from Western Civilization until 1911 when he was discovered in Northern California. The museum also includes a hands-on area, where visitors may learn how to use historic tools.
The California State Indian Museum entrance sign
The State Indian Museum is located at 26th and K Streets.
[edit] Improvements
A state grant of $200,000 USD helped to renovate the museum in 1986 by a volunteer group composed of mostly Native American Indians.
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