Kitanemuk people
E115483
The Kitanemuk people are an Indigenous Native American group traditionally inhabiting the Tehachapi Mountains and adjacent regions of Southern California, known for their distinct Takic language and cultural practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kitanemuk people canonical | 6 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of California
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ Takic language ⓘ Takic-speaking people ⓘ |
| colonialHistory |
impacted by American expansion in California
ⓘ
impacted by Mexican secularization ⓘ subject to Spanish missionization ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalPractice |
ceremonial gatherings
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ seasonal mobility ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| culturalRegion | California cultural area ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
federally unrecognized tribe
ⓘ
state-unrecognized tribe ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasAutonym | Kitanemuk ⓘ |
| hasDemonym | Kitanemuk ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationTrend | decline after European contact ⓘ |
| language | Kitanemuk language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Takic branch
ⓘ
Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan language family
Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| region | Tehachapi Pass area ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Chumash people
ⓘ
Gabrielino-Tongva Tribe ⓘ
surface form:
Gabrielino-Tongva people
Kawaiisu people ⓘ Serrano people ⓘ Tataviam people ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
stone tool production ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
acorns
ⓘ
game animals ⓘ plants of the Tehachapi region ⓘ seeds ⓘ small mammals ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
semisubterranean houses
ⓘ
thatched dwellings ⓘ |
| traditionalRegion |
Antelope Valley
ⓘ
Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ
surface form:
San Joaquin Valley foothills
Southern California ⓘ Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ Transverse Ranges ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native Californian religious practices ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
acorn processing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.