The oldest Amerindian culture was the Onamonalonton center in California, but this had long since vanished by 35,000 B.C.The oldest Amerindian culture was the Onamonalonton center in California, but this had long since vanished by 35,000 B.C.
	Because of this great retrogression the red men seemed doomed when, about sixty-five thousand years ago, Onamonalonton appeared as their leader and spiritual deliverer. He brought temporary peace among the American red men and revived their worship of the "Great Spirit." Onamonalonton lived to be ninety-six years of age and maintained his headquarters among the great redwood trees of California. Many of his later descendants have come down to modern times among the Blackfoot Indians.