Southern Sierra Miwok

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Native American people indigenous people of California

The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.

Aliases (5)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people → indigenous people of California →
affectedBy	California Gold Rush → establishment of Yosemite National Park →
ceremonialPractice	dance ceremonies → seasonal rituals →
country	United States →
culturalRegion	California cultural area →
ethnicGroupOf	California →
hasFederallyRecognizedTribe	American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. → Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation →
historicalLanguageStatus	endangered →
historicalPeriodOfContact	American expansion in the 19th century → Spanish colonial era →
language	Southern Sierra Miwok language →
languageFamily	Miwok languages → Penutian languages → Utian languages →
neighboringGroup	Mono people → Northern Sierra Miwok → Yokuts people →
preContactPoliticalOrganization	tribelet system → village-based →
primaryState	California →
recognizedBy	United States Bureau of Indian Affairs →
relatedEthnicGroup	Coast Miwok → Northern Sierra Miwok → Plains Miwok →
subgroupOf	Miwok people →
traditionalCraft	basketry → stone tool production →
traditionalEconomy	trade with neighboring tribes →
traditionalHomeland	Sierra Nevada foothills → Yosemite Valley →
traditionalHousing	bark houses → semi-subterranean earth lodges →
traditionalRegion	Mariposa County → Tuolumne County → central Sierra Nevada →
traditionalReligion	animism → shamanism →
traditionalSubsistence	acorn processing → fishing → gathering → hunting →
usesPlantResource	native grasses → oak acorns → wild berries →

Referenced by (13)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Yosemite National Park ("Ahwahneechee people") → Yosemite National Park →	originalInhabitants
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. →	ethnicGroup
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. →	ethnicGroupRepresented
Southern Sierra Miwok ("Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation") →	hasFederallyRecognizedTribe
Miwok languages →	hasLanguage
Utian →	hasSubgroup
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. ("Southern Sierra Miwok people") →	jurisdiction
Southern Sierra Miwok ("Southern Sierra Miwok language") →	language
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. ("Southern Sierra Miwok community") →	peopleServed
Northern Sierra Miwok →	relatedEthnicGroup
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. ("Southern Sierra Miwok people") →	represents
Miwok people ("Southern Sierra Miwok language") →	traditionalLanguage