California's Indian license plate

Beyond Personalized License Plates

By Debra Utacia KrolCalifornia’s tribes ... are too small for each one to have a separate plate. Instead of generating enough funds for a half-mile or so of rez road, California plans to issue an Indian license plate next year that will be available to any car registered in the state. A portion of the $70 per plate is intended to fund a new museum and cultural center near Sacramento.

Right now, the California State Indian Museum is located in back of Sutter’s Fort. That’s a place that doesn’t exactly hold warm, fuzzy memories for those of us who are still reeling from the California Gold Rush. A gorgeous new license plate adorning visitors’ cars in front of a nice new museum would be sweet. So would the message that the extinction of California Indians has been greatly exaggerated.Comment:  For more on the subject, see Kentucky's Indian License Plate and Indian Chosen for Oklahoma Plate.