Yelamu

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Yelamu was a tribe of Native Americans of Northern California in the Ohlone (Coastanoan) language group. The Yelamu lived on the northern tip of the San Francisco Peninsula in the region comprising the City and County of San Francisco before the arrival of Spanish missionaries in 1769. They were absorbed into the Mission San Francisco de Asís that was founded in 1776 by the Spaniards, and became some of the first "Mission Indians".

Within two generations of European contact, the effects of colonization and missionization, including disease and loss of their traditional economic model, drove the Yelamu people to extinction.

[edit] Villages

The Yelamu had four villages, as recorded by the Spanish Missionaries circa 1769:

• Amuctac - in present-day City of San Francisco
• Chutchui - near Mission Creek in San Francisco
• Petlenuc - near the Presidio in San Francisco
• Sitlintac - near Mission Creek in San Francisco

[edit] External links

• A historical background.

[edit] References

Ohlone/Costanoan Indigenous People of California
Sub-Groups:
Karkin • Chochenyo • Ramaytush • Tamyen • Awaswas • Mutsun • Rumsen • Chalon • List of Tribes & Villages
Culture:
Mythology • Traditional Narratives • Utian languages • Hunting & Gathering • Native American