Northern Sierra Miwok

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Native American people indigenous people

Northern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people indigenous to the northern Sierra Nevada region of California, traditionally known for their distinct Miwok language dialect and cultural practices tied to the foothill and mountain environments.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Northern Sierra Miwok language	2
Northern Sierra Miwuk	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people ⓘ indigenous people ⓘ
continent	North America ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalRegion	Northern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
cultureArea	California cultural area ⓘ
dialectOf	Eastern Miwok ⓘ surface form: Sierra Miwok language
ethnicGroupOf	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
hasEthnonym	Me-wuk ⓘ Miwok languages ⓘ surface form: Miwok
historicalLanguageStatus	endangered ⓘ
indigenousTo	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California Sierra Nevada ⓘ northern Sierra Nevada region ⓘ
language	Northern Sierra Miwok self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Northern Sierra Miwok language
languageFamily	Miwok languages ⓘ Penutian languages ⓘ Utian languages ⓘ
relatedEthnicGroup	Bay Miwok ⓘ Central Sierra Miwok ⓘ Coast Miwok ⓘ Plains Miwok ⓘ Southern Sierra Miwok ⓘ
religion	Kuksu religion ⓘ traditional Native Californian religion ⓘ
state	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
subgroupOf	Miwok people ⓘ
traditionalCraft	basketry ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	foraging ⓘ
traditionalEnvironment	foothill chaparral ⓘ montane forest ⓘ oak woodland ⓘ
traditionalFood	acorns ⓘ
traditionalHousing	bark houses ⓘ semi-subterranean structures ⓘ
traditionalPractice	acorn processing ⓘ ceremonial dances ⓘ seasonal mobility ⓘ
traditionalRegion	Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ Sierra Nevada ⓘ surface form: Sierra Nevada mountains
traditionalSubsistence	fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ
traditionalTechnology	basketry technology ⓘ bone tools ⓘ stone tools ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Me-wuk → alsoKnownAs → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Sierra Miwuk

Miwok languages → hasLanguage → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

California Penutian languages → hasPart → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

Utian → hasSubgroup → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

Northern Sierra Miwok → language → Northern Sierra Miwok self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Sierra Miwok language

Southern Sierra Miwok → neighboringGroup → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

Kuksu religion → practicedBy → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

Southern Sierra Miwok → relatedEthnicGroup → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

Kuksu religion → religiousTraditionOf → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

Miwok people → traditionalLanguage → Northern Sierra Miwok ⓘ

this entity surface form: Northern Sierra Miwok language