Coast Miwok
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The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coast Miwok canonical | 15 |
| Coast Miwok language | 5 |
| Coastal Miwok | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T139005 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Coast Miwok Context triple: [Southern Sierra Miwok, relatedEthnicGroup, Coast Miwok]
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Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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B.
Northern Sierra Miwok
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.
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C.
Southern Sierra Miwok
The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.
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D.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
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E.
Kumeyaay language
The Kumeyaay language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Kumeyaay people in the border region of southern California and northern Baja California.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Coast Miwok Target entity description: The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.
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A.
Plains Miwok
Plains Miwok are a Native American people of central California, traditionally inhabiting the lower Sacramento Valley and known for their distinct Miwokan language and cultural practices.
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B.
Northern Sierra Miwok
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.
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C.
Southern Sierra Miwok
The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.
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D.
Miwok languages
Miwok languages are a group of closely related Native American languages traditionally spoken by the Miwok peoples of central and northern California.
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E.
Kumeyaay language
The Kumeyaay language is an indigenous Native American language traditionally spoken by the Kumeyaay people in the border region of southern California and northern Baja California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
California Indian group
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Indigenous people ⓘ Native American tribe ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
Spanish missions in California
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surface form:
Spanish mission system
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| archaeologicalCulture | Shellmound-building tradition around San Francisco Bay ⓘ |
| colonizedBy | Spanish Empire ⓘ |
| contemporaryActivities |
cultural revitalization
ⓘ
land stewardship projects ⓘ language documentation ⓘ |
| culturalRegion |
California cultural area
ⓘ
surface form:
California culture area
|
| experienced |
land dispossession in the 19th century
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population decline after European contact ⓘ |
| federallyRecognizedTribe | Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Penutian languages
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surface form:
Penutian language phylum
Utian languages ⓘ |
| missionizationAt |
Mission San Francisco de Asís
ⓘ
Mission San Rafael Arcángel ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Marin County
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surface form:
Marin County, California
Northern California ⓘ Sonoma County, California ⓘ
surface form:
southern Sonoma County, California
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| practicedCeremony |
Kuksu dances
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seasonal ceremonies ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria ⓘ |
| region | California coast ⓘ |
| relatedGroup |
Bay Miwok
ⓘ
Lake Miwok ⓘ Sierra Miwok ⓘ |
| religion |
Kuksu religion
ⓘ
surface form:
Kuksu religious system
animism ⓘ |
| sharesTribeWith | Southern Pomo ⓘ |
| subgroupOf |
Miwok people
ⓘ
surface form:
Miwok peoples
|
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
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shell bead making ⓘ stone tool production ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
acorn mush
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deer ⓘ rabbits ⓘ salmon ⓘ seaweed ⓘ seeds and nuts ⓘ shellfish ⓘ waterfowl ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
cone-shaped tule houses
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redwood plank houses ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Coast Miwok
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Coast Miwok language
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| traditionalPoliticalOrganization | village-based leadership ⓘ |
| traditionalSettlementPattern | small villages near bays and streams ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
acorn processing
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fishing ⓘ gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ marine resource harvesting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Point Reyes National Seashore
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surface form:
Point Reyes Peninsula
San Pablo Bay shores ⓘ Tomales Bay ⓘ |
| usedMaterial |
abalone shells
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clam shells ⓘ obsidian ⓘ redwood ⓘ tule reeds ⓘ |
| usedWatercraft | tule balsas ⓘ |
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Subject: Coast Miwok Description of subject: The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.
Referenced by (21)
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