Kawaiisu people
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The Kawaiisu people are an Indigenous Native American group traditionally inhabiting the southern Sierra Nevada and Tehachapi Mountains of California, known for their Uto-Aztecan language and rich basketry and rock art traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kawaiisu language | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indigenous people of California
ⓘ
Native American people ⓘ Uto-Aztecan language ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| culturalHeritage |
basketry designs
ⓘ
rock art sites in the Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
eastern California
ⓘ
southwestern Great Basin ⓘ |
| culture |
rich basketry tradition
ⓘ
rock art tradition ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| hasOralTradition | myths and stories ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
mission and post-mission periods in California
ⓘ
pre-contact California ⓘ |
| language | Kawaiisu language ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Uto-Aztecan
ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
Uto-Aztecan ⓘ
surface form:
Uto-Aztecan languages
|
| linguisticBranch | Numic branch of Uto-Aztecan ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| neighboringGroup |
Kern River Yokuts
ⓘ
Kitanemuk people ⓘ Serrano people ⓘ Tübatulabal people ⓘ |
| partOf |
California cultural area
ⓘ
surface form:
California Native American cultures
Great Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Great Basin cultural area
|
| populationType | small Indigenous group ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | Native American tribe ⓘ |
| region |
Tehachapi Pass area
ⓘ
southern Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup | Numic-speaking peoples ⓘ |
| traditionalArt |
petroglyphs
ⓘ
pictographs ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basket weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
brush shelters
ⓘ
semi-subterranean houses ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion | Native Californian spiritual beliefs ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
gathering
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ seed collecting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ southern Sierra Nevada ⓘ |
| usesMaterial |
juncus for basketry
ⓘ
willow for basketry ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.