The Martis were a group of Native Americans who lived in Northern California on both the eastern and western sides of the Sierra Nevada during the period of 3,000 BC to 500 AD. Evidence of Martis habitation has been found from Carson River/Reno, Nevada in the east to Auburn, California and Oroville, California in the west. The Martis name refers to the geographic region of Martis Creek which spans Nevada County, California and Placer County, Cali...
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