Katolar

Also known as Kato, Kato people

The Cahto (also spelled Kato, especially in anthropological and linguistic contexts) are an Indigenous Californian group of Native Americans. Today most descendants are enrolled as the federally recognized tribe, the Cahto Indian Tribe of the Laytonville Rancheria, and a small group of Cahto are enrolled in the Round Valley Indian Tribes of the Round Valley Reservation.

Key facts

Ethnic group.group: Cahto people
Ethnic group.flag_caption: Flag of the Cahto people
Ethnic group.image: Cahto woman curtis.jpg
Ethnic group.caption: Cahto woman, photographed by Edward S. Curtis in 1924
Ethnic group.population: 259 enrolled members on reservation (2010)
Ethnic group.popplace: ( California)
Ethnic group.langs: English, formerly Cahto
Ethnic group.related: Southern Athabaskan people (including Chilula, Hupa, Mattole, Tolowa, Wailaki, and Whilkut)