Serrano people

E8272

Indigenous people Native American people Uto-Aztecan language ethnic group federally recognized tribe

The Serrano people are an Indigenous group of Southern California whose traditional homeland spans the San Bernardino Mountains and surrounding desert regions, where they have long maintained distinct cultural, linguistic, and spiritual traditions.

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Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Indigenous people → Native American people → Uto-Aztecan language → ethnic group → federally recognized tribe → federally recognized tribe →
affectedBy	American expansion in California → Mexican rule in California → Spanish colonization of California → mission system in California →
autonym	Maarenga’yam → Taaqtam →
ceremonialPractice	initiation ceremonies → mourning ceremonies →
continent	North America →
country	United States of America →
culturalRevitalization	basketry and arts programs → language revitalization programs → traditional ceremonies revival →
currentPopulationState	California →
exonym	Serrano →
exonymLanguage	Spanish →
exonymMeaning	highlander →
historicalPopulationRegion	Big Bear Valley → Lucerne Valley → Mojave River valley → San Bernardino Mountains →
language	Serrano language →
languageFamily	Takic branch of Uto-Aztecan →
primaryAncestry	Cahuilla and Serrano people → Serrano people →
primaryRegion	Southern California →
recognizedTribalEntity	Morongo Band of Mission Indians → San Manuel Band of Mission Indians →
relatedEthnicGroup	Cahuilla people → Chemehuevi people → Luiseño people → Tongva people →
traditionalCraft	basketry → rock art →
traditionalFood	acorns → deer → piñon nuts → small game →
traditionalHousing	domed brush houses →
traditionalReligion	Native Californian traditional religion →
traditionalSubsistence	fishing → gathering → hunting →
traditionalTerritory	Mojave Desert → San Bernardino Mountains → San Bernardino Valley → San Gabriel Mountains foothills →

Referenced by (14)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maarenga’yam → Taaqtam →	selfDesignationOf
Taaqtam →	alsoKnownAs
San Gabriel Mountains foothills →	culturallySignificantTo
Mojave Desert →	hasCulturalSignificanceFor
Takic peoples →	hasEthnicGroup
San Bernardino Valley →	historicalInhabitants
San Gabriel Mountains foothills →	historicallyInhabitedBy
San Jacinto Mountains →	indigenousSignificanceTo
Kawaiisu people →	neighboringGroup
Tongva people →	neighboringPeople
San Manuel Band of Mission Indians →	primaryAncestry
Maarenga’yam →	recognizedAs
Cahuilla people →	relatedEthnicGroup