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Miwok people

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Native American people indigenous people of California

The Miwok people are a group of Native American tribes indigenous to central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, and surrounding regions.

Aliases (2)

Miwok peoples ×5
Miwok ×2

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people → indigenous people of California →
continent	North America →
country	United States →
culturalPractice	basket weaving → ceremonial dances → storytelling traditions →
culturalRegion	California cultural area →
ethnicGroupOf	United States →
historicalEvent	contact with Spanish colonizers in late 18th century → missionization during Spanish colonial period → population decline after European contact →
indigenousTo	California → central California →
languageFamily	Miwok languages → Penutian languages → Utian languages →
presentDayTribalEntity	Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians → Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians → Cortina Rancheria of Wintun Indians (Miwok-affiliated members) → Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria (includes Coast Miwok) → Ione Band of Miwok Indians → Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians → Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians → Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians → United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria →
relatedEthnicGroup	Ohlone people → Pomo people → Yokuts people →
subgroup	Bay Miwok → Coast Miwok → Lake Miwok → Plains Miwok → Sierra Miwok →
traditionalFood	acorns → deer → salmon →
traditionalHousing	conical bark houses → semi-subterranean earth lodges →
traditionalLanguage	Bay Miwok language → Central Sierra Miwok language → Coast Miwok language → Lake Miwok language → Northern Sierra Miwok language → Plains Miwok language → Southern Sierra Miwok language →
traditionalReligion	Kuksu religion → animism → shamanism →
traditionalSubsistence	fishing → gathering → hunting →
traditionalTerritory	Central Valley of California → Sacramento Valley → San Francisco Bay Area region → San Joaquin Valley → Sierra Nevada → Sierra Nevada foothills →

Referenced by (11)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Coast Miwok ("Miwok peoples") → Northern Sierra Miwok → Plains Miwok → Southern Sierra Miwok →	subgroupOf
Miwok languages →	ethnicGroup
Utian languages ("Miwok peoples") →	ethnicity
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. ("Miwok") →	ethnolinguisticGroup
Sierra Nevada foothills ("Miwok peoples") →	historicallyInhabitedBy
California cultural area ("Miwok peoples") →	inhabitedBy
Ohlone peoples ("Miwok peoples") →	relatedEthnicGroup
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. ("Miwok") →	tribalAffiliation