Southern Sierra Miwok

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The Southern Sierra Miwok are a Native American people of California whose traditional homeland includes the Yosemite Valley and surrounding Sierra Nevada foothills.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Native American people
indigenous people of California
affectedBy California Gold Rush
establishment of Yosemite National Park
ceremonialPractice dance ceremonies
seasonal rituals
country United States
culturalRegion California cultural area
ethnicGroupOf California
hasFederallyRecognizedTribe American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc.
Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation
historicalLanguageStatus endangered
historicalPeriodOfContact American expansion in the 19th century
Spanish colonial era
language Southern Sierra Miwok language
languageFamily Miwok languages
Penutian languages
Utian languages
neighboringGroup Mono people
Northern Sierra Miwok
Yokuts people
preContactPoliticalOrganization tribelet system
village-based
primaryState California
recognizedBy United States Bureau of Indian Affairs
relatedEthnicGroup Coast Miwok
Northern Sierra Miwok
Plains Miwok
subgroupOf Miwok people
traditionalCraft basketry
stone tool production
traditionalEconomy trade with neighboring tribes
traditionalHomeland Sierra Nevada foothills
Yosemite Valley
traditionalHousing bark houses
semi-subterranean earth lodges
traditionalRegion Mariposa County
Tuolumne County
central Sierra Nevada
traditionalReligion animism
shamanism
traditionalSubsistence acorn processing
fishing
gathering
hunting
usesPlantResource native grasses
oak acorns
wild berries

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Yosemite National Park originalInhabitants Ahwahneechee people
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
Yosemite National Park originalInhabitants Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Sierra Miwok language Southern Sierra Miwok language
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
Southern Sierra Miwok hasFederallyRecognizedTribe Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. represents Southern Sierra Miwok people
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. peopleServed Southern Sierra Miwok community
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
American Indian Council of Mariposa County Inc. jurisdiction Southern Sierra Miwok people
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
Miwok languages hasLanguage Southern Sierra Miwok
Northern Sierra Miwok relatedEthnicGroup Southern Sierra Miwok
Miwok people traditionalLanguage Southern Sierra Miwok language
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
Utian hasSubgroup Southern Sierra Miwok
California Penutian languages hasPart Southern Sierra Miwok
Me-wuk relatedEthnicGroup Southern Sierra Miwok
Eastern Miwok hasLanguageVariety Southern Sierra Miwok
Central Sierra Miwok closelyRelatedTo Southern Sierra Miwok
Sierra Miwok neighboringGroup Southern Sierra Miwok
Chief Tenaya language Southern Sierra Miwok (associated language of his people)
linked to: Southern Sierra Miwok
Washo hasNeighboringLanguage Southern Sierra Miwok