Leaders of the Tule River Tribe of California meet for a council meeting. From left: Yolanda Gibson, Kevin Bounds and Chairman Neil Peyron. Photo from Tule River Newsletter September 2015

The history of the Tule River Tribe of California is being told in a new book written in Japanese.

Professor Kumiko Noguchi received approval from the tribe to study its history. The result is a book whose title translates to "California Indian History: From the Invisible to Federally Recognized Tribe."

Kumiko Noguchi's book is available on Amazon.Com

“I presented my research to the tribal council to make sure they are OK with my research. The council had a positive attitude toward my research,” Noguchi told The Porterville Recorder.

Noguchi hopes to have the book translated into English so tribal members can read it. She also hopes to bring Japanese students to the reservation in 2017, the paper reported.

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Tule Tribe history in Japanese (The Porterville Recorder 9/16)

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