Casson
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Cassons or Casson is the name of a Yokut Native American tribe in central eastern California
. The Cassons are also called the Gashowu. The Casson Yokut territory extended from the eastern side of San Joaquin Valley
floor eastward to the upper foothills, between the San Joaquin River
to the north and Kings River
to south. The Cassons signed the Camp Barbour Treaty
under Tom-quithttp://www.tachi-yokut.com/Treaty-N.html, on the San Joaquin River, state of California
, April 19, 1851. The treaty was signed by several Yokut tribes and between Redick McKee, George W. Barbour, and O. M. Wozencraft
, commissioners on the part of the United States of America.
Casson Yokut territory included Madera
County and parts of Fresno
County. The three chiefs who signed for the Cassons were Domingo Perez, Tom-mas and Jose Antonio. Many Native Californians had acquired Spanish
names during the Mission
Period.
The Cassons, like other Yokuts, and central California
Native groups, were pushed from their homes in the San Joaquin Valley
to reservations
after they signed several treaties, including the Camp Babour Treaty. The Barbour Treaty, Fremont Treaty and other California treaties were never ratified.
Several Casson Yokut families went to work for Yosemite in the early 1900s. Like the surrounding tribes, the Mono
Paiutes and the Miwoks, they resided there half year and returned to their tribal areas. Later in the late 1920s, Yosemite National Park
built homes for their Native American workers.
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
. The Cassons are also called the Gashowu. The Casson Yokut territory extended from the eastern side of San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton...
floor eastward to the upper foothills, between the San Joaquin River
San Joaquin River
The San Joaquin River is the largest river of Central California in the United States. At over long, the river starts in the high Sierra Nevada, and flows through a rich agricultural region known as the San Joaquin Valley before reaching Suisun Bay, San Francisco Bay, and the Pacific Ocean...
to the north and Kings River
Kings River
-In the United States:*Kings River, former name of Centerville, Fresno County, California*Kings River in Arkansas and Missouri, United States*Kings River in California, United States*Kings River in Nevada, United States...
to south. The Cassons signed the Camp Barbour Treaty
Treaty
A treaty is an express agreement under international law entered into by actors in international law, namely sovereign states and international organizations. A treaty may also be known as an agreement, protocol, covenant, convention or exchange of letters, among other terms...
under Tom-quithttp://www.tachi-yokut.com/Treaty-N.html, on the San Joaquin River, state of California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
, April 19, 1851. The treaty was signed by several Yokut tribes and between Redick McKee, George W. Barbour, and O. M. Wozencraft
O. M. Wozencraft
Oliver M. Wozencraft was a prominent early American settler in California. He had substantial involvement in negotiating treaties between California Native American Indian tribes and the United States of America...
, commissioners on the part of the United States of America.
Casson Yokut territory included Madera
Madera
Madera may refer to:* Madera, Chihuahua, in Mexico* Madera, California, in the United States** Madera AVA, California wine region* Madera County, California, in the United States* Paterna del Madera, Albacete, Spain...
County and parts of Fresno
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
County. The three chiefs who signed for the Cassons were Domingo Perez, Tom-mas and Jose Antonio. Many Native Californians had acquired Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
names during the Mission
Spanish missions in California
The Spanish missions in California comprise a series of religious and military outposts established by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order between 1769 and 1823 to spread the Christian faith among the local Native Americans. The missions represented the first major effort by Europeans to...
Period.
The Cassons, like other Yokuts, and central California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
Native groups, were pushed from their homes in the San Joaquin Valley
San Joaquin Valley
The San Joaquin Valley is the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento – San Joaquin River Delta in Stockton...
to reservations
Indian reservation
An American Indian reservation is an area of land managed by a Native American tribe under the United States Department of the Interior's Bureau of Indian Affairs...
after they signed several treaties, including the Camp Babour Treaty. The Barbour Treaty, Fremont Treaty and other California treaties were never ratified.
Several Casson Yokut families went to work for Yosemite in the early 1900s. Like the surrounding tribes, the Mono
Mono tribe
The Mono are a Native American people who traditionally live in the central Sierra Nevada Mountains, the Eastern Sierra , the Mono Basin, and adjacent areas of the Great Basin.-Culture and geography:...
Paiutes and the Miwoks, they resided there half year and returned to their tribal areas. Later in the late 1920s, Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park
Yosemite National Park is a United States National Park spanning eastern portions of Tuolumne, Mariposa and Madera counties in east central California, United States. The park covers an area of and reaches across the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain chain...
built homes for their Native American workers.
External links
- Info about Yokuts by the Minnesota state university
- The California State Military Museum - Camp Barbour History with treaty
- Casson Yokuts
- Casson Yokut BIA case
- Gashowu (Casson) Yokut tales
- Gashowu (Casson) Ethnography The site also includes the neighboring Western Monos. Western Monos were located eastward of the Cassons Yokuts in the high Sierra Nevada and are part of the Uto-Aztecan Numic people.