Created by the California Research Bureau at the request of Senator John L. Burton, this Web-site is a PDF document on early California laws and policies related to the Indians of the state and focuses on the years 1850-1861. Visitors are invited to explore such topics as loss of lands and cultures, the governors and the militia, reports on the Mendocino War, absence of legal rights, and vagrancy and punishment.

Nonfiction. Native American Studies. PLANTING TAIL FEATHERS recounts the passage in 1953 of the federal statute commonly known as Public Law 280. Public Law 280 brought hardship to the affected reservations in the form of state jurisdiction and a withdrawal of federal services. The goal of the book is to present some of the ideas and legal understanding needed to rebuild tribal governments, economies, and peoples following the implementation Public Law 280.