Nisenan
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The Nisenan are an Indigenous people of Northern California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills and Sacramento Valley, with a distinct Maidu language and culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nisenan canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people
ⓘ
Maidu group ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
American westward expansion
ⓘ
California Gold Rush ⓘ Spanish missions in California ⓘ
surface form:
Spanish colonization of California
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalRevitalization |
language revitalization programs
ⓘ
traditional arts revitalization ⓘ |
| culture | Maidu culture ⓘ |
| governedBy | village headmen ⓘ |
| hasContemporaryOrganization |
Nevada City Rancheria Nisenan Tribe
ⓘ
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians ⓘ
surface form:
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians (Nisenan descendants)
|
| language | Nisenan language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Maiduan languages
ⓘ
Penutian languages ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| nativeTo | Northern California ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Hill Nisenan
ⓘ
Mountain Nisenan ⓘ Valley Nisenan ⓘ |
| neighboringPeople |
Achomawi people
ⓘ
surface form:
Achomawi
Miwok ⓘ Washoe ⓘ Wintu ⓘ |
| region |
Sacramento Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Sacramento River Valley
Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| religion | traditional Native Californian religion ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | village-based communities ⓘ |
| subgroupOf | Maidu people ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
bone tools ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
acorns
ⓘ
deer ⓘ salmon ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
conical bark houses
ⓘ
semi-subterranean earth lodges ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
American River watershed
ⓘ
Bear River ⓘ
surface form:
Bear River watershed
Feather River ⓘ
surface form:
Feather River watershed
Sacramento Valley ⓘ Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ Yuba River ⓘ
surface form:
Yuba River watershed
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.