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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ahwahnechee culture | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Native American people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Ahwahneechee
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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
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forced removal from Yosemite Valley in the 19th century ⓘ |
| hasCulturalConnectionTo | Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpiritualConnectionTo | Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| indigenousTo |
California
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ⓘ
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
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displacement ⓘ warfare ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicGroup |
Miwok people
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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
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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
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Half Dome NERFINISHED ⓘ Merced River NERFINISHED ⓘ Yosemite Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ Yosemite Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesPlant |
oak trees for acorns
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willow for basketry ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ahwahnechee culture