Ahwahnechee
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The Ahwahnechee were a Native American people indigenous to Yosemite Valley in California, known for their deep cultural and spiritual connection to the region’s landscape.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Native American people ⓘ |
| affectedBy | Mariposa War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithPlace |
Ahwahnee Hotel name origin
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Yosemite National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalHeritage |
oral traditions about Yosemite’s features
ⓘ
place-based spiritual practices ⓘ |
| cultureArea | California cultural area ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| facedEvent |
conflict with Euro-American settlers in the 19th century
ⓘ
displacement after creation of Yosemite National Park ⓘ |
| hasEthnonym | Yosemite Indians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Southern Sierra Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
California
NERFINISHED
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Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leader | Chief Tenaya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameDerivedFrom | Ahwahnee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | people of Ahwahnee ⓘ |
| populationTrend | decline after European-American contact ⓘ |
| practiced |
ceremonial dances
ⓘ
seasonal ceremonies ⓘ |
| presentIn | modern descendant communities in California ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | part of Yosemite’s indigenous history ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Paiute peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Sierra Miwok NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | animism ⓘ |
| spiritualConnectionTo |
Merced River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yosemite Valley landscape NERFINISHED ⓘ granite cliffs of Yosemite ⓘ waterfalls of Yosemite ⓘ |
| timePeriod | pre-contact era to 19th century ⓘ |
| traditionalCraft | basket weaving ⓘ |
| traditionalHousing |
bark-covered structures
ⓘ
seasonal camps ⓘ |
| traditionalSubsistence |
fishing
ⓘ
gathering acorns ⓘ gathering plant foods ⓘ hunting ⓘ |
| traditionalTerritory |
Merced River drainage
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yosemite Valley floor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedResource |
basketry materials
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black oak acorns ⓘ deer ⓘ salmon and trout ⓘ |
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