Serrano

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Serrano are an Indigenous people of Southern California traditionally inhabiting the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American tribe
affectedBy Spanish missions in California
surface form: California mission system
colonialEncounterWith Spanish Empire
continent North America
country United States of America
culturalPractice ceremonial singing
oral storytelling tradition
ritual dances
currentActivity cultural preservation efforts
language revitalization programs
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
historicalPopulationCenter Big Bear Valley
Lucerne Valley
Mojave River region
San Bernardino Valley
language Serrano language
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan languages
missionAssociation Mission San Fernando Rey de España
Mission San Gabriel Arcángel
partlyOrganizedAs Cahuilla Band of Indians
Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
recognizedBy United States government
surface form: United States federal government
relatedEthnicGroup Cahuilla people
surface form: Cahuilla

Chemehuevi
Luiseño people
surface form: Luiseño

Tongva
religion Christianity
Native American Church
traditional Serrano religion
subgroupOf Takic languages
sufferedEvent 19th-century displacement
population decline after European contact
traditionalFood acorn mush
deer meat
piñon nuts
traditionalHousing domed brush houses
semi-subterranean houses
traditionalRegion Mojave Desert
Riverside County NERFINISHED
San Bernardino County NERFINISHED
San Bernardino Mountains
San Gabriel Mountains
Southern California
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting

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