Coast Miwok

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The Coast Miwok are an Indigenous people of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in Northern California, known for their rich cultural traditions, coastal village life, and deep ties to the region’s land and waterways.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Coast Miwok canonical 15
Coast Miwok language 5
Coastal Miwok 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf California Indian group
Indigenous people
Native American tribe
affectedBy Spanish mission system
archaeologicalCulture Shellmound-building tradition around San Francisco Bay
colonizedBy Spanish Empire
contemporaryActivities cultural revitalization
land stewardship projects
language documentation
culturalRegion California culture area
experienced land dispossession in the 19th century
population decline after European contact
federallyRecognizedTribe Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
languageFamily Penutian language phylum
linked to: Penutian languages

Utian languages
missionizationAt Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Rafael Arcángel
nativeTo Marin County, California
linked to: Marin County

Northern California
southern Sonoma County, California
practicedCeremony Kuksu dances
seasonal ceremonies
recognizedAs part of Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria
region California coast
relatedGroup Bay Miwok
Lake Miwok
Sierra Miwok
religion Kuksu religious system
linked to: Kuksu religion

animism
sharesTribeWith Southern Pomo
subgroupOf Miwok peoples
linked to: Miwok people
traditionalCraft basketry
shell bead making
stone tool production
traditionalFood acorn mush
deer
rabbits
salmon
seaweed
seeds and nuts
shellfish
waterfowl
traditionalHousing cone-shaped tule houses
redwood plank houses
traditionalLanguage Coast Miwok language
linked to: Coast Miwok
traditionalPoliticalOrganization village-based leadership
traditionalSettlementPattern small villages near bays and streams
traditionalSubsistence acorn processing
fishing
gathering
hunting
marine resource harvesting
traditionalTerritoryIncludes Point Reyes Peninsula
San Pablo Bay shores
Tomales Bay
usedMaterial abalone shells
clam shells
obsidian
redwood
tule reeds
usedWatercraft tule balsas

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Miwok languages hasSubgroup Coast Miwok
Miwok languages hasLanguage Coast Miwok
Plains Miwok relatedEthnicGroup Coast Miwok
Coast Miwok traditionalLanguage Coast Miwok language
linked to: Coast Miwok
Miwok people subgroup Coast Miwok
Miwok people traditionalLanguage Coast Miwok language
linked to: Coast Miwok
Pomo neighboringPeople Coast Miwok
California Penutian languages hasPart Coast Miwok language
linked to: Coast Miwok
Me-wuk relatedEthnicGroup Coast Miwok
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria primaryAncestralLanguage Coast Miwok language
linked to: Coast Miwok
Bay Miwok relatedGroup Coast Miwok
Western Miwok spokenBy Coast Miwok
Western Miwok ethnicGroup Coast Miwok
Western Miwok hasAlternativeName Coast Miwok language
linked to: Coast Miwok
Western Miwok hasAlternativeName Coastal Miwok
linked to: Coast Miwok