Nisipowinan Village Site
Description:
This is the site of one of the largest Indian villages and cemeteries in the Central Valley. No physical structures remain.
LocationMem:
Sutter's Fort State Historic Park
Institution:
California State Parks
Official/Unofficial:
Official
Group Acknowledged:
Nissenan People
Historical Subject:
This is the site of a major California Indian village. The Nissenan tribe occupied the land upon the arrival of John Sutter, the Swiss immigrant who built a fort and working plantation-style ranch adjacent to the tribe. Sutter made deals with the Nissenan leaders in exchange for labor.
While Sutter's Fort was reconstructed and made into a California State Park, nothing remains of the Nissenan village and their graveyard is unmarked.
Physical Aspects:
Near Sutter's Fort and within the borders of Sutter's Fort State Park in Sacramento, no plaque or obvious marker exists for this site. It is a field with scrub bushes.
Date of Dedication:
June 1976
Place Location:
Files:
