Lakisamni
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The Lakisamni, or alternately Laquisimne, are one of the divisions of the Yokut people, indigenous to the Stanislaus River
area. The Lakisamni probably inhabited the land from present-day Ripon
in the west to Knights Ferry
in the east. Mortar stones on the rocks in the banks of the Stanislaus in Knights Ferry are evidence that the tribe once lived in the area.
During the Spanish expeditions in the area by Gabriel Moraga
, the Lakisamni were hostile and the Spanish treated them likewise. The Lakisamni lived adjacent to the Miwok tribe of Tawalimnu. The Spanish named the present-day Stanislaus River after them: converting "Lakisamni" into the Spanish loanword
"Laquisimes" (or singularly "Laquisime").
Two notable Lakisamni are:
Stanislaus River
The Stanislaus River in California is one of the largest tributaries of the San Joaquin River. The river is long and has north, middle and south forks...
area. The Lakisamni probably inhabited the land from present-day Ripon
Ripon, California
Ripon is a city located in . The population was 14,297 at the 2010 census.-History:Ripon, on the site previously known as Murphy's Ferry, Stanislaus City, & Stanislaus Station, was renamed for , which was itself named for a city in Yorkshire, England...
in the west to Knights Ferry
Knights Ferry, California
Knights Ferry is a town in Stanislaus County, California, United States. Nestled in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, it is about east of Modesto on the Stanislaus River. The Willms Ranch, a California Landmark near the town, was one of many filming locations for the television series Bonanza...
in the east. Mortar stones on the rocks in the banks of the Stanislaus in Knights Ferry are evidence that the tribe once lived in the area.
During the Spanish expeditions in the area by Gabriel Moraga
Gabriel Moraga
Gabriel Moraga a Spanish army officer, son of José Joaquín Moraga a member of Juan Bautista de Anza's expeditions to California, was one of the first Europeans to explore California's Great Central Valley . He led expeditions of Spanish soldiers into the valley, becoming its first explorer...
, the Lakisamni were hostile and the Spanish treated them likewise. The Lakisamni lived adjacent to the Miwok tribe of Tawalimnu. The Spanish named the present-day Stanislaus River after them: converting "Lakisamni" into the Spanish loanword
Loanword
A loanword is a word borrowed from a donor language and incorporated into a recipient language. By contrast, a calque or loan translation is a related concept where the meaning or idiom is borrowed rather than the lexical item itself. The word loanword is itself a calque of the German Lehnwort,...
"Laquisimes" (or singularly "Laquisime").
Two notable Lakisamni are:
- EstanislaoEstanislaoEstanislao was an indigenous alcade of Mission San José; and a member and leader of the Lakisamni tribe of the Yokut people of northern California...
(born Cucunuchi), leader who rebelled against Spanish rule in California. - José Jesús (also known as Hozá Ha-sóos), leader who succeeded Estanislao.