Pomo people

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The Pomo people are a Native American group indigenous to what is now northern California, known for their complex social organization and highly skilled basketry traditions.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people
affectedBy California Gold Rush
areKnownFor basketry
beaded baskets
coiled baskets
complex social organization
feathered baskets
twined baskets
artForm basket weaving
colonizedBy Spain
country United States
currentReligion Christianity
traditional beliefs
ethnographicRegion California cultural area
hasLanguage Central Pomo language
Eastern Pomo language
Kashaya Pomo language
Northern Pomo language
Southeastern Pomo language
Southern Pomo language
haveClanSystem yes
haveReservation Big Valley Rancheria NERFINISHED
Cloverdale Rancheria NERFINISHED
Coyote Valley Reservation
Guidiville Rancheria NERFINISHED
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria
Lytton Rancheria of California NERFINISHED
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California NERFINISHED
Pinoleville Pomo Nation NERFINISHED
Potter Valley Tribe
Redwood Valley Rancheria NERFINISHED
Robinson Rancheria NERFINISHED
Round Valley Indian Tribes NERFINISHED
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians NERFINISHED
Sherwood Valley Rancheria NERFINISHED
indigenousTo California
northern California NERFINISHED
languageFamily Pomoan languages
laterColonizedBy Mexico NERFINISHED
United States NERFINISHED
region North Coast of California
socialOrganization village-based
suffered epidemic diseases
forced relocation
land dispossession
traditionalEconomy gift exchange
shell bead money
traditionalHousing conical bark houses
semi-subterranean houses
traditionalReligion Kuksu religion
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering acorns
gathering seeds and roots
hunting
traditionalTerritory Clear Lake region
Lake County NERFINISHED
Mendocino County NERFINISHED
Pacific coast of northern California
Russian River region
Sonoma County NERFINISHED
useMaterialInBaskets feathers
redbud
sedge roots
shell beads
willow


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