Koi was the more southerly of the two main Pomo villages in the southeastern section of Clear Lake in Lake County, California, United States.[1] Both it and the other triblet center, Elem, were located on islands near the shore and controlled territory on the mainland.[2] It was located on Lower Lake Island, also called Indian Island.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Koi Nation of California, History". Koi Nation. Archived from the original on February 27, 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  2. ^ Barrett, Samuel (1908). Frederick Ward Putnam (ed.). The Ethno-Geography of the Pomo and Neighboring Indians. University of California Publications in American Archaelogoy and Ethnology. Vol. 6. Berkeley: The University Press.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Koi, California

38°56′25″N 122°38′40″W / 38.9402°N 122.6445°W / 38.9402; -122.6445

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