Tehachapi Indians

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Native American people

The Tehachapi Indians, also known as the Kawaiisu, are a Native American people indigenous to the Tehachapi Valley and surrounding areas of California, traditionally known for their distinct language and hunter-gatherer culture.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Caliente Indians	1
Tehachapi Indians canonical	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Native American people ⓘ
affectedBy	European colonization of California ⓘ Spanish mission system (indirectly) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Kawaiisu NERFINISHED ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidence	rock art sites in Tehachapi Mountains ⓘ village sites in Tehachapi Valley ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
culturalArea	California cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Basin cultural area NERFINISHED ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
historicalEra	pre‑Columbian North America ⓘ
indigenousTo	Mojave Desert margins ⓘ Tehachapi Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Sierra Nevada region ⓘ south‑central California ⓘ
language	Kawaiisu language NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageFamily	Uto‑Aztecan languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageSubfamily	Numic languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	California, United States ⓘ surface form: California
materialCulture	bone tools ⓘ plant fiber cordage ⓘ stone tools ⓘ
modernIssues	cultural preservation efforts ⓘ language endangerment ⓘ
presentDayDescendants	Kawaiisu people of California NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	distinct Native American group ⓘ
regionallyRelatedTo	Kern River Yokuts NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitanemuk NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Paiute NERFINISHED ⓘ Tataviam NERFINISHED ⓘ Tübatulabal NERFINISHED ⓘ
spiritualPractice	shamanism ⓘ
traditionalCraft	basketry ⓘ rock art ⓘ
traditionalEconomy	seasonal mobility ⓘ trade with neighboring tribes ⓘ
traditionalHousing	brush shelters ⓘ semi‑subterranean houses ⓘ
traditionalLifestyle	hunter‑gatherer ⓘ
traditionalRegion	Tehachapi Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Sierra Nevada foothills ⓘ western Mojave Desert NERFINISHED ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence	acorn processing ⓘ gathering wild plant foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ small game hunting ⓘ

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

Kawaiisu → alsoKnownAs → Tehachapi Indians ⓘ

this entity surface form: Caliente Indians