Ramaytush - Ramaytush Tribes and Villages

Ramaytush Tribes and Villages

Ramaytush groups, for the most part independent territorial local tribes, include:

The Yelamu group, probably a multi-village local tribe, with the following villages within the present City and County of San Francisco:

• Chutchui also listed as Suchui in Mission Dolores Registry – on Mission Creek, the latter in the vicinity of Mission Dolores. The Mission also had a Christianized named for Chutchui which was Neustra Senora de la Asumpcion. The burial ground (shellmound) for Chutchui was located on where the Marshall school (15th Street & Capp Street) is located today
• Sitlintac also listed as Sitinac in Mission Dolores Registry – near Chutchui
• Amuctac and Tubsinte – in Visitation Valley.
• Amutaja – Adjoining Canada de la Visitacion (Visitation)
• Petlenuc – near the San Francisco Presidio.
• Mitline – near Lake Merced
• Opurome – beach side of Lake Merced

On San Francisco Bay, south of San Francisco:

• Urebure – San Bruno Creek near San Bruno Mountain.
• Altamu – San Mateo
• Chachanegtac – Las Pulgas
• Gulcismijtac – North of Las Pulgas
• Ussete – near Las Pulgas
• Chagunte – San Bruno
• Chioischin – San Bruno
• Siplichiquin – San Bruno
• Malsaitac – near San Mateo
• Supichum – San Mateo
• Shalson (spelled Ssalson by Spanish missionaries) along San Mateo Creek and in the contiguous San Andreas Valley (present-day San Mateo). Their permanent or semi-permanent villages included:
  • Aleitac – along San Mateo Creek in San Andreas Valley.
  • Altahmo – (also spelled Altagmu) – along San Mateo Creek, in San Mateo or in the San Andreas Valley.
  • Tunmuda – near San Mateo Creek
  • Uturbe – along San Mateo Creek, probably in San Mateo, less likely in the San Andreas Valley.
• Lamchin – Las Pulgas Creek in present Redwood City and to the west on upper Union Creek.
• Puichon – lower San Francisquito Creek and nearby areas (present-day Cities of Palo Alto and Mountain View).

On the Pacific Coast, south of San Francisco:

• Aramai – coastal valleys just south of San Francisco. Its constituent villages were:
  • Timigtac on Calera Creek in modern day Pacifica.
  • Pruristac on San Pedro Creek in modern day Pacifica.
• Chiguan
  • Ssatumnumo – Princeton Point
  • Chagunte – near Half Moon Bay
• Cotegen – Tunitas Creek and adjoining areas south of Half Moon Bay.
• Oljon – Lower San Gregorio and Pescadero creeks, north of Point Ano Nuevo.

Other Villages (known as Rancherias by the Spanish) listed in San Francisco Mission De Asiss registry that are not given specific locations:

• Aluenchi
• Amictu
• Atarpe
• Chimus
• Chirau
• Chocoayco
• Chupanes
• Chynan Jumiamuc
• Conap
• Cosapa
• Geluasibe
• Liuanegtur
• Macsinum
• Olestura
• Ousint
• Payesone
• Puichon
• Pusuay
• Septuca
• Subchiam
• Toquisara
• Tuzsint
• Uturpe