Suisin

The Suisun were a Patwin people whose homeland stretched from the marshes of Suisun Bay towards Putah Creek in northern California. Their principal village, Yulyul, stood north of the bay. Acorns were a major food, supplemented by fish and miner's lettuce, and their houses were conical shelters thatched with rushes or tule.

As Spanish missions spread around San Francisco Bay, the Suisun gave refuge to people who had fled them. Fighting followed, and in 1810 a Spanish force under Gabriel Moraga attacked the Suisun. Many were killed; others entered Mission San Francisco de Asís in the following years. Between 1810 and 1816, 326 Suisun were baptized there. In 1823 Suisun people moved to the newly founded mission at Sonoma, where they helped build the settlement.