Plains Miwok culture

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California Native culture Indigenous culture Miwok culture Native American culture

Plains Miwok culture is the traditional lifeways, beliefs, and social practices of the Plains Miwok people of central California, including their language, ceremonies, and close relationship with the local environment.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Plains Miwok people	2

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	California Native culture ⓘ Indigenous culture ⓘ Miwok culture ⓘ Native American culture ⓘ
affectedBy	Mexican and American colonization ⓘ Spanish missionization in California ⓘ
associatedWith	Plains Miwok people NERFINISHED ⓘ
cosmologyIncludes	Coyote as a creator-trickster figure ⓘ Sacredness of specific landscape features ⓘ Spirit beings associated with animals and elements ⓘ
economyBasedOn	Acorn processing ⓘ Fishing ⓘ Hunting and gathering ⓘ
emphasizes	Close relationship with local environment ⓘ Reciprocity with animal and plant spirits ⓘ
hasArtForm	Basketry designs ⓘ Body painting for ceremonies ⓘ Featherwork in regalia ⓘ
hasBeliefSystem	Animism ⓘ Shamanism ⓘ
hasLeadershipRole	Headman or chief ⓘ Ritual specialist or shaman ⓘ
hasLinguisticTradition	Plains Miwok language ⓘ
hasMusicTradition	Dance ceremonies ⓘ Singing of ceremonial songs ⓘ Use of rattles and clappers ⓘ
hasSocialOrganization	Tribelet-based political structure ⓘ Village-based communities ⓘ
includesPractice	Mourning ceremonies ⓘ Myth-telling about Coyote and other beings ⓘ Oral history recitation ⓘ Puberty rites ⓘ Seasonal ceremonial gatherings ⓘ Shamanic curing rituals ⓘ Storytelling traditions ⓘ World renewal ceremonies ⓘ
interactsWith	Neighboring Miwok groups ⓘ Northern Valley Yokuts people NERFINISHED ⓘ Patwin people NERFINISHED ⓘ
kinshipSystem	Bilateral kinship emphasis ⓘ
languageFamily	Utian language family NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSubgroup	Eastern Miwok languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
marriagePattern	Exogamous tendencies with neighboring groups ⓘ
practicedIn	Central California NERFINISHED ⓘ Lower Sacramento Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region NERFINISHED ⓘ
preservedThrough	Elders’ oral traditions ⓘ Ethnographic documentation ⓘ Language revitalization programs ⓘ
reliesOnResource	Deer and small game ⓘ Salmon and other river fish ⓘ Valley oak acorns ⓘ Waterfowl and game birds ⓘ
undergoes	Cultural revitalization efforts in contemporary times ⓘ
usesTechnology	Basketry for storage and cooking ⓘ Bone and shell tools ⓘ Bows and arrows ⓘ Fishing nets and weirs ⓘ Stone tools ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mokelumne River area → containsArchaeologicalSitesOf → Plains Miwok culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plains Miwok people

Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians → hasCulturalHeritage → Plains Miwok culture ⓘ

Mokelumne River area → historicallyShapedBy → Plains Miwok culture ⓘ

Mokelumne River area → traditionalInhabitants → Plains Miwok culture ⓘ

this entity surface form: Plains Miwok people