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sarahsansom.bsky.social
Pumpkin porridge day - half a cup of pumpkin plus spices, cranberries and granola.
Pretty good but next time I’ll try it with salt and the maple syrup the recipe called for.
White breakfast bowl of porridge with Yokuts granola and a spoon in it on a coffee table with a cup of tea
November 1, 2026 at 2:53 PM
thearchcons.org
TAC SITE SPOTLIGHT, LATHROP MOUND PRESERVE, CALIF.: Part of Northern Valley Yokuts ancestral lands. Large quantities of shell and faunal remains, projectile points, chert and basalt flakes, shell beads, and groundstone have been recorded. At this visit, windowpane glass and a marble were observed.
October 23, 2026 at 3:55 PM
tusk81.bsky.social
“An online map of planned #NoKings Day protests for Oct. 17 shows dozens of events planned up and down the Golden State, with more around metropolitan areas.” www.desertsun.com/story/news/p...
Cities with events planned in Northern California include: • Santa Cruz: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at county courthouse steps • San Jose: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at St. James Park • San Francisco: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at 18th and Dolores Street • Oakland: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. • Sacramento: 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at Cesar Chavez Plaza • Stockton: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the corner of Yokuts and Pacific Avenue • Vacaville: 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at Vacaville City Hall • Napa: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at Oxbow Commons • Sonoma: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Sonoma Valley Regional Library • Yuba City: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Washington Square Park • Chico: 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Children's Playground • Fort Bragg: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. near Noyo River Bridge • Eureka: 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Humboldt County Superior Court
October 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
For Indigenous Day, I‘ll share this pic I drew of a badger from Yowlumne tribe (part of the Southern Valley Yokuts) just about north of what is now called the Grapevine.

Still one of my favorite native inspired pics.

#anthroart #oc #art
October 12, 2026 at 5:23 PM
ucmerced.bsky.social
On Indigenous Peoples’ Day, we honor the history and contributions of Indigenous peoples, including the Yokuts and Miwuk, who first inhabited the land where UC Merced stands.

We encourage our campus community to visit Toloma Grove, a place of reflection and remembrance.
Young woman smiling and holding a wooden stick while standing next to a large stone monument in Toloma Grove at UC Merced. Stone monument with a plaque commemorating Toloma Grove, surrounded by colorful flowers and gourds on a sunny day.
October 12, 2026 at 5:31 PM
pmhradil.bsky.social
She is right this country belongs to Muscogee, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Iroquois, Haudenosaunee, Yokuts, Chumash, Chinook, Hopi, Zuni and many others. Others can pack up & go back ... actually no. Nobody wants them anymore.
October 2, 2026 at 4:58 PM
womantoday.bsky.social
1/ Marie Desma Wilcox (November 24, 1933 – September 25, 2021) was a Native American who was the last native speaker of Wukchumni, a dialect of Tule-Kaweah, which is a Yokutsan indigenous language spoken by the Tule-Kaweah Yokuts of California. #WomanToday
September 24, 2026 at 1:00 PM
damienmarieathope.bsky.social
My art

Indigenous Kuksu religion of California

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuksu_(...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pomo
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patwin
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maidu
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ohlone
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yokuts
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esselen
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salinan
August 31, 2026 at 11:17 PM
culdesacbot1.bsky.social
Yokuts Valley, Fresno County, CA, USA
36.7537, -119.2243
Cul-de-sac located in Yokuts Valley, Fresno County, CA, USA
August 24, 2026 at 4:12 PM
auldjohn-emeritus.bsky.social
HistorySky

Peaceful Yokuts People

History of California Central Valley Native Peoples of Tulare Lake. West Coast expansion drove tribes inland for limited valley resources sustaining the hunter gatherer Yokuts. Federal Treaties rejected, not informing tribes.

youtube.com/watch?v=P_OI...
The Yokuts & Tulare Lake: A History
YouTube video by Professor Patrick Fontes, PhD
youtube.com
August 19, 2026 at 8:29 PM
auldjohn-emeritus.bsky.social
#Hidtoey

Colonial Unknowing and Pa'ashi.
"Reclamation" of Tulare Lake which Yokuts had shepherded 7,000 years.

The Return of Pa’ashi: Colonial Unknowing and California’s Tulare Lake | Open Rivers Journal openrivers.lib.umn.edu/article/the-...
The Return of Pa’ashi: Colonial Unknowing and California’s Tulare Lake
The early morning sun shone off the water. I parked at the “Flooding Ahead” sign and walked past deep gouges in the ground. The teeth marks of a bulldozer’s blade were still visible where it had du…
openrivers.lib.umn.edu
August 19, 2026 at 9:21 PM
johnme23.bsky.social
Tilted vision: rocky hilltop near Yokuts Valley, CA

#mountainmonday #eck #landscapephotography #grasses #sloping
Dry tall grass climbs from left to right toward a rocky pinnacle at the top of the rise, upper right. Sunstreaks paint the sky, rising in the same direction as the grass. A few hardy trees are present on the tilted horizon.
March 30, 2026 at 9:54 PM
stanfordjrbp.bsky.social
Day 26 of #JRBPVirtualTour! The #Yerbasanta (#Eriodictyon #californicum). The #yerba #santa (holy herb in English) was highly valued by many 3California tribes including the #Salinan, #Ohlone, #Miwok, #Pomo, and #Yokuts who continue to use it for various medicinal purposes.
January 14, 2025 at 8:06 PM
annuhbird.bsky.social
Is it not true that natives (Mi Wuk and Yokuts) built their trails specifically above canyons to avoid grizzly encounter? I remember reading something along those lines in Day of the Grizzly
July 5, 2026 at 12:32 AM
norcal-lynne.bsky.social
Happy it was voted down, it’s absurd the county supervisors spent time and resources on this issue, Yokuts Valley isn’t even in their county.
March 14, 2024 at 7:47 PM
sarahsansom.bsky.social
Having a cheap week with food from the cupboards & freezer. First up, lentil chili and leftover veg with yogurt.
Big heap of Yokuts on top of a plate that’s half lentils and sauce and half peppers, zucchini, and red onion in a round plate on a wooden coffee table
May 11, 2026 at 5:13 PM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
“El Tejón Nativo”

Full description in the Alt. text.

#anthroart #furryart #digitalart
I was watching a video about Tejon Pass (just south of Bakersfield when I got inspired by the name “Tejon” to make a new character (Tejon is Spanish for badger) for a possible new friend for Michael to meet. Then, I read Raised by Indians, memoir of Thomas Jefferson Mayfield who as a young boy was raised as an adopted member of the Choinumni (Choinumne) branch of the Yokuts tribe. More specifically, the part about how they dress themselves. While the loincloth is pretty close, I found the following quotes about the hair was wore. Quote 1: Both men and women wore their hair long. I do not believe that was customary for them to braid their hair in the days before they came into contact with the white people. I never saw one of the real old Indians with braided hair. Quote 2: The women cut their hair off in front in bangs, but the men left their hair long across the front. Both men and women sometimes smeared their hair with bear oil, which made it shine. While the account is mainly about the Choinumni branch, I will say it’s good enough since it’s an eyewitness account (I would still like to find more additional reading material just to be safe). With that said, it doesn’t mention the head band or ties I’ve used on Michael. Because of this, I plan on not including those unless I find information that proves they were used. I’m leaving the old pics up since I rather show that nobody’s perfect in their research journey. It can happen with anyone. As for this badger fella, I have two options; make him a new friend for Michael or use him for period pics or comics. I did plan on drawing both he and Michael together, but that’s for another time.
March 29, 2026 at 11:08 PM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
It's the same with my Michael. Because I'm depicting a local native culture (The Yokuts), I go out of my way to research every inch and detail to avoid making false assumptions that lead to stereotypes. In fact, some of my best works with him are literally the result of my research.
July 27, 2025 at 10:06 PM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
This one was based on a photo of a hunter doing the same task that came from an educational film about the Yokuts. Though, the bag he used was a raccoon instead of what Michael is using. I plan on drawing said bag for historical accuracy.
May 26, 2025 at 5:21 AM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
I feel like these pics of Michael in pre-colonial Yokut garb as the history project I wish I had in fourth grade; writing and drawing a character to help learn about California’s Native history and culture.

Alt. Text will go into detail about each pic.

#anthropormorphicart #anthroart #digitalart
While this is pic wasn’t the first of Michael in his pre-colonial outfit, it pretty much set the blueprint for this historical AU series. Basically, it just shows him wondering through the wild grass of the San Joaquin Valley possibly on a hunt. What is he looking at? Who knows? It may be his prey. It did spook those birds over there. I actually drew him first using the many previous pics I drew and historical anthropology pics made of the Yokuts as reference. Everything else was done later, using pics I took of the area outside of town to help me recreate the valley floor and foothills. Overall, it’s still one of my favorite pictures of both Michael and landscapes. This one pic, and the Pa’ashi pic, was another fun lesson of Yokut research. In this case, to depict Michael being comfortable at a campfire, I drew a Yokut reed hut to provide him a place of rest for the night. As a kid going to museums, I would see these things so I had some idea what to expect. But, I really had to learn the general shape and how to recreate the construction techniques in a drawing form. I think I did a great job on it since I rarely draw buildings. Also, learning how to draw fire like that turned into adding a new technique I will use in future art. This pic was both fun and hard to make at the same time. The fun was drawing a scene at Pa’ashi (big water in Yokut), now Tulare Lake, since it would be easy to draw a lake. The hard part was figuring out how to draw stuff made out of the Tule Reeds like the boat and the hut that came later. After carefully looking at several pics of such boats, I did my best in drawing one with an old ink drawing as reference for Michael’s pose. Overall, this was a fun pic to make.
March 11, 2025 at 7:57 AM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
And this research hasn't ended. I'm still researching to insure accuracy in future comics. If there are Yokuts in the fandom, I would be really happy because it'll be nice to see local voices in it.
October 14, 2024 at 1:16 AM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
No, but I have gotten praise from a Yokut for including them in a story.

The reason I do so because a lot of times, I don't see a lot of media that acknowledges Yokuts in my area. Also, I want to be accurate as possible so I decided to do a lot of research before putting it to print.
October 14, 2024 at 1:14 AM
kcvulpinestudios.bsky.social
There's also this page that's a more in-depth look into Yokut History:

native-americans.com/yokuts-india...
September 27, 2024 at 7:10 AM