Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A member of a Native American people inhabiting northeast California south of Lassen Peak.
- noun The Penutian language of the Maidu.
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- noun a member of a North American Indian people living east of the Sacramento river in California
- noun a Penutian language spoken by the Maidu
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Examples
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But unlike other Maidu lands, Humbug wasn't flooded because PG&E never built a dam in the area.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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A successful bid by the Maidu to get the land could pave the way for other tribes vying for portions of 140,000 acres of PG&E wildlands in the state.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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White settlers claimed Humbug during the 1850s, though Indians continued living there into the past century, said Farrell Cunningham, executive director of the Maidu Summit, a coalition of tribal groups.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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Bud Turner/Feather River Land Trust The Humbug Valley in California A group of Maidu Indians is laying claim to a remote valley in Northern California, taking a novel approach as they square off with state officials over who can manage the land better.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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The Maidu say they should get the land because they are Humbug Valley's rightful owners and can manage the land for public recreation and tribal uses.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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The valley's historic sites—including a soda spring sacred to the Maidu—remain.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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In response, Maidu groups registered the Maidu Summit as a nonprofit to qualify for grant funds to manage facilities like Humbug's campground and roads, said Mr. Cunningham.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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The Nishinam got it from the Maidu, who got it from the Konkau, who made it.
CHAPTER VI 2010
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Maidu elder Beverly Ogle's father was born there in 1914; his family left in 1918, Ms. Ogle said, and by the mid-1920s there were few, if any, Maidu left in Humbug.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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The Maidu have proposed using the money for projects to improve the conditions of local forests and provide information to Humbug visitors about the Maidu.
A Land Claim With Strings Attached Justin Scheck 2011
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