Taaqtam

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Taaqtam is the self-designated name of the Serrano people, an Indigenous group native to the inland regions of Southern California.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
affectedBy Spanish colonization of California
mission system in California
alsoKnownAs Serrano people
country United States of America
surface form: United States
engagesIn cultural revitalization efforts
language revitalization efforts
hasCulturalPractice acorn processing
basketry
ceremonial dances
traditional songs
hasCulturalRegion California cultural area
hasEthnonymMeaning "the people"
hasLanguageStatus endangered language
hasModernCommunity Morongo Band of Mission Indians
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
other Serrano-descendant groups in Southern California
hasOralTradition creation stories
place-based narratives
hasPopulationStatus small population
hasTraditionalHousing domed brush houses
semi-subterranean structures
historicalContactWith Government of Mexico
surface form: Mexican government

Spanish Empire
United States government
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California

Riverside–San Bernardino–Ontario metropolitan area
surface form: Inland Empire region
nativeTo Southern California
inland regions of Southern California
partOf Uto-Aztecan
surface form: Uto-Aztecan peoples
relatedEthnicGroup Cahuilla people
Chemehuevi people
Luiseño people
Tongva people
religion Protestant Christianity
Roman Catholicism
traditional Indigenous beliefs
selfDesignationOf Serrano people
traditionalSubsistence acorn-based foods
fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Mojave River region
San Bernardino Mountains
San Bernardino Valley
San Gabriel Mountains foothills
usesLanguage Serrano language

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Serrano people autonym Taaqtam