Serrano people

E8272

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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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Serrano people canonical 29
Juaneño people 2
Nicoleño people 1

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, United States
surface form: California
exonym Serrano
exonymLanguage Spanish
exonymMeaning highlander
historicalPopulationRegion Big Bear Valley
Lucerne Valley
Mojave River
surface form: Mojave River valley

Transverse Ranges
surface form: San Bernardino Mountains
language Serrano language
languageFamily Takic branch of Uto-Aztecan
primaryAncestry Cahuilla people
surface form: Cahuilla and Serrano people

Serrano people self-linksurface differs
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
Transverse Ranges
surface form: San Bernardino Mountains

San Bernardino Valley
San Gabriel Mountains foothills

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Serrano people primaryAncestry Serrano people self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Cahuilla people relatedEthnicGroup Serrano people
Kawaiisu people neighboringGroup Serrano people
Taaqtam selfDesignationOf Serrano people
Taaqtam alsoKnownAs Serrano people
Tongva people neighboringPeople Serrano people
Maarenga’yam selfDesignationOf Serrano people
Maarenga’yam recognizedAs Serrano people
Takic peoples hasEthnicGroup Serrano people
Oasis of Mara usedBy Serrano people
Kitanemuk people relatedEthnicGroup Serrano people
Tataviam people neighboringGroup Serrano people
San Nicolas Island historicallyInhabitedBy Serrano people
this entity surface form: Nicoleño people
Serrano language ethnicGroup Serrano people
Payómkawichum relatedEthnicGroup Serrano people
Takic languages usedBy Serrano people
Mission Indians ethnicallyRelatedTo Serrano people
this entity surface form: Juaneño people
Morongo Indian Reservation ethnicGroup Serrano people
Gabrielino relatedEthnicGroup Serrano people
this entity surface form: Serrano (people)
San Manuel Reservation ethnicGroup Serrano people
Takic branch ethnicGroup Serrano people
Takic culturalAssociation Serrano people
Cupan ethnicGroup Serrano people
this entity surface form: Juaneño people