Ahwahnechee people

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The Ahwahnechee people are a Native American group indigenous to Yosemite Valley in California, known for their deep cultural and spiritual connection to the region’s landscapes.

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Ahwahnechee culture 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
alsoKnownAs Ahwahneechee NERFINISHED
Yosemite Miwok NERFINISHED
associatedWith Yosemite National Park NERFINISHED
cosmologyCentersOn Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalHeritageRecognizedBy National Park Service NERFINISHED
culturalLandscapeConcept Ahwahnee (Yosemite Valley as a living homeland) NERFINISHED
ethnicGroupOf Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED
experiencedEvent Mariposa Indian War NERFINISHED
forced removal from Yosemite Valley in the 19th century
hasCulturalConnectionTo Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED
hasSpiritualConnectionTo Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED
indigenousTo California NERFINISHED
Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED
languageFamily Miwok languages NERFINISHED
leader Chief Tenaya NERFINISHED
locatedIn Mariposa County
surface form: Mariposa County, California

Sierra Nevada NERFINISHED
nameEtymology derived from "Ahwahnee" meaning "gaping mouth" or "large mouth" in reference to Yosemite Valley
partOf Southern Sierra Miwok NERFINISHED
populationDeclineCause disease
displacement
warfare
relatedEthnicGroup Miwok people NERFINISHED
Mono people NERFINISHED
Paiute people NERFINISHED
religion traditional Native American religion
subjectOf ethnographic studies of Yosemite Valley
traditionalCraft basketry
stone tool making
traditionalFood acorn mush
deer meat
fish from Merced River
traditionalHousing bark houses
traditionalLanguage Southern Sierra Miwok language NERFINISHED
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering acorns
gathering seeds and plants
hunting
traditionalTerritoryIncludes El Capitan NERFINISHED
Half Dome NERFINISHED
Merced River NERFINISHED
Yosemite Falls NERFINISHED
Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED
usesPlant oak trees for acorns
willow for basketry

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Chief Tenaya culture Ahwahnechee people
this entity surface form: Ahwahnechee culture
Chief Tenaya leaderOf Ahwahnechee people
Tenaya Lake originalInhabitants Ahwahnechee people