▁small ▁band ▁of ▁the ▁greater ▁P omo ▁Tri be ▁of ▁Northern ▁California . ▁The ▁Pin ole ville ▁P omo ▁Nation ▁is ▁originally ▁from ▁Pot ter ▁Valley , ▁California , ▁located ▁eigh teen ▁miles ▁( 2 9   km ) ▁north - n ortheast ▁of ▁Uk iah , ▁California ▁where ▁the ▁Pin ole ville ▁P omo ▁Nation ▁currently ▁res ides . ▁ ▁Prior ▁to ▁the ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁colon izers , ▁there ▁were ▁three ▁main ▁villages ▁in ▁Pot ter ▁Valley ▁called ▁P omo , ▁Sed am ▁( or ▁T se ▁tum ) ▁and ▁Can el ▁( or ▁Sh anel , ▁San el ), ▁and ▁several ▁smaller ▁villages ▁and ▁cam ps . ▁These ▁ ▁villages ▁remained ▁connected ▁and ▁co oper ative ▁with ▁each ▁other ▁through ▁marriage , ▁and ▁cer emon ies . ▁They ▁were ▁govern ed ▁by ▁council men ▁called ▁t ca ▁ka - li ▁in ▁Northern ▁P omo , ▁also ▁sometimes ▁known ▁as ▁capt ains . ▁ ▁The ▁arrival ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish , ▁Rus si ans , ▁and ▁fur ▁trad ers ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 8 0 0 s ▁was ▁dev ast ating ▁for ▁Native ▁Cal if or ni ans ▁and ▁their ▁way ▁of ▁life . ▁In ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁century , ▁the ▁Pom os ▁suffered ▁from ▁forced ▁removal , ▁disease ▁and ▁serv itude ▁from ▁the ▁sett lers . ▁ ▁This ▁dom ination ▁continued ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁with ▁the ▁discovery ▁of ▁gold ▁in ▁California . ▁By ▁ 1 8 5 0 ▁thousands