Hill Nomlaki

The Hill Nomlaki occupied the foothills west of the Sacramento Valley, extending towards the crest of the Coast Range. Their River Nomlaki relatives lived to the east along the Sacramento. Hill communities settled in valleys such as that of Stony Creek, where water was more dependable than on the dry plain between the foothills and the river. In summer many people left their villages for the mountains to gather food, returning to the lower country as the seasons changed.