Miwok
E442573
The Miwok are a Native American people indigenous to central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Miwok canonical | 19 |
| Wilton Miwok | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4476216 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miwok Context triple: [Wilton Rancheria, peopleGroup, Miwok]
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A.
Saklan Miwok
Saklan Miwok refers to a Native American group of the Miwok people historically inhabiting parts of the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
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B.
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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C.
Bay Miwok
Bay Miwok refers to the Indigenous people and their now-extinct Miwokan language once spoken in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
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D.
Miwokan–Costanoan
Miwokan–Costanoan is a proposed subgrouping of Native American languages of California that links the Miwok and Ohlone (Costanoan) language families into a larger Utian family.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Miwok Target entity description: The Miwok are a Native American people indigenous to central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, and surrounding regions.
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A.
Saklan Miwok
Saklan Miwok refers to a Native American group of the Miwok people historically inhabiting parts of the San Francisco Bay Area in California.
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B.
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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C.
Bay Miwok
Bay Miwok refers to the Indigenous people and their now-extinct Miwokan language once spoken in the San Francisco Bay Area of California.
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D.
Miwokan–Costanoan
Miwokan–Costanoan is a proposed subgrouping of Native American languages of California that links the Miwok and Ohlone (Costanoan) language families into a larger Utian family.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American people
ⓘ
indigenous people ⓘ |
| affectedBy |
California Gold Rush
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California mission system NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish colonization of California ⓘ |
| culturalArea | California cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentPopulationRegion | California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentRecognition | federally recognized tribes in California ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| indigenousTo |
California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central California ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Miwok languages ⓘ |
| languageFamilyBranchOf |
Penutian languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Utian languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringGroup |
Maidu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohlone NERFINISHED ⓘ Pomo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokuts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern California ⓘ |
| subgroup |
Bay Miwok
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coast Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ Plains Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft |
basketry
ⓘ
bone tools ⓘ stone tools ⓘ |
| traditionalFood |
acorns
ⓘ
deer ⓘ salmon ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
conical bark houses
ⓘ
semi-subterranean earth lodges ⓘ |
| traditionalLanguage |
Bay Miwok language
ⓘ
Central Sierra Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ Coast Miwok language NERFINISHED ⓘ Lake Miwok language ⓘ Northern Sierra Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ Plains Miwok language NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Sierra Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traditionalReligion |
Kuksu religion
NERFINISHED
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animism ⓘ shamanism ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritoryIncludes |
Central Valley of California
NERFINISHED
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Sacramento Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ San Joaquin Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ Sierra Nevada foothills NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Miwok Description of subject: The Miwok are a Native American people indigenous to central California, traditionally inhabiting the Sierra Nevada foothills, Central Valley, and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wilton Miwok