Santa Cruz Indian Council

Serving the Seventh Generation

Leatherwise (local)

This is our local leather shop.  Ross has all kinds of hides, tools, etc., and can order whatever you want.  He has an online service too.

Cultural Resources

Every journey begins with a single step.  If you are interested in learning more about your cultural heritage we’d like to help you get started.  Many of us are just beginning this journey of discovery ourselves!  Here are some places where you might begin the next stage in your journey of cultural discovery.

Beverly’s (local)

This is a local sewing and craft store.  They have a lot of the basics if you really need them now.

Native American Genealogy

This site has some good upfront advice on getting started and some excellent links to other sites that focus on Native American genealogy research.

Access Genealogy

This is an extensive set of Native American genealogy resources developed by a commercial genealogy company.

Native American Tribes and Cultures

This site has links to many North American Tribes with the goal of telling about the tribe and connecting to the existing tribal websites.

American Indian Tribe and Language List 

This is the most comprehensive list of tribes and their language resources available on the internet.  It covers tribes for all of the Americas.

To contact us:

Phone: 831-425-4404

E-mail: info@santacruz-indiancouncil.org

Sources of Supplies:

Genealogy: Searching for your roots

Crazy Crow Trading Post

This is an online store that serves the supply needs of Native American craftspeople.  There are many other similar online stores with excellent products.  If you can support Native American owned and operated businesses, we encourage you to do so.

Tribal Connections

Language Connections

Native Languages of the Americas 

A list of tribes by language groups with the same information already listed in the tribe and language list.

Native American Culture and Craft Information

Native Tech

This is an extensive collection of information on art and craft projects, foods, and history with instructions on how to do many of them.

California Native American Tribes

This site has maps and links to our California Tribes and Native American websites.  We are honored to be able to share this place with them.