About the Artist

The Maidu are a group of Native Americans who live in Northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the drainage area of Feather and American Rivers. In Maiduan languages, Maidu means "person".

There are three subcategories of Maidu:  Nisenan, Northeastern or Mountain Maidu and the Konkow.

The population of Maidu people is approximately 2,500.