Native Californian

== English == === Noun === Native Californian (plural Native Californians) An indigenous person of California; a member of one of the indigenous tribes historically associated with California. 1894, Cephas Little Bard, "A Contribution to the history of medicine in Southern California," (speech delivered August 8, 1894): Our soil and climate are peculiarly adapted to the culture of what has contributed so much to the comfort and welfare of the Native Californian. === Adjective === Native Californian (comparative more Native Californian, superlative most Native Californian) Of or relating to the Native Californians. 1931, Lawrence E. Metcalf, Values Education, National Council for the Social Studies, pg. 215: I have devoted so much space to emphasizing religious and social behavior because Native Californian civilization must be viewed as a 15000-year effort to perfect the inter-human and human-creation relationships. === See also === Aboriginal American Native American