Talk:California

The section 'Indigenous' needs to change. In the start of the section, current understand of the demographics of native people says "greater than 300,000 people" in "more then 70 distinct ethnic groups". Yet the very next paragraph goes into detail with one theory of "men in women's clothing have traditional roles" and declares it to be "common". No one knows that those gender roles were "common" in California. This wording is directly misleading. It is not intellectually honest to put forward one particular theory as "common", without admitting the context or considering other theories, if not equally even in passing at all. Secondly, there were warrior tribes, and practices of slavery among some tribes. The implication is that the tribes really were diverse, including savage and cruel behavior associated with dominant hunter clans with territory. This portion of history is not mentioned at all. This section shows obvious bias, does not meet standards of fairness, accuracy and rigor.

What I was doing was adding infromation to the article. I never denied or removed the genocide. I even said the Natives were displaced and depopulated. I added important events how the rush began, where gold was discovered, and how California was won, but Cristiano Thomas won't let me. My version was more direct and to the point that his,. TheHistorianEditor (talk) 14:29, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

You literally REMOVED California genocide from the lead section. That's why people here are having major problems with your edits. Binksternet (talk) 16:34, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

Okay. Is there a way I can add these new details without removing it from the main discussion? TheHistorianEditor (talk) 19:28, 1 October 2025 (UTC)

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Please add

State Song I Love You, California

to the State Symbols of California, List of State Symbols, Inanimate Insignia section.

Nikatine (talk) 21:57, 1 January 2026 (UTC)

Already done The song is listed under 'Anthem' Theeverywhereperson talk here 17:37, 2 January 2026 (UTC)