Nicoleño
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 200 – 300 (1800, est.) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| California | |
| Languages | |
| Nicoleño language | |
| Religion | |
| Catholicism, traditional religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Chumash, Tongva, Cupeño, Cahuilla, Luiseño, Acjachemen |
The Nicoleño were the people who lived on San Nicolas Island in California at the time of European contact. They spoke a Uto-Aztecan language. The population of the island was "left devastated by a massacre in 1811 by [Russo-Alaskan] sea otter hunters." Its last surviving member, who was given the name Juana Maria, was born before 1811 and died in 1853.