Costanoan people

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The Costanoan people, also known as the Ohlone, are Indigenous peoples of the central California coast with a rich cultural heritage and deep historical ties to the region long predating European contact.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
ethnic group
affectedBy California mission system
Spanish colonization of California
alternateName Costeño
Ohlone people
linked to: Ohlone peoples
country United States of America
culturalPractice basketry
ceremonial dances
oral tradition
culturalRegionOverlap neighboring Esselen people
neighboring Miwok peoples
neighboring Yokuts peoples
cultureArea California cultural area
encountered Franciscan missionaries
linked to: Franciscan missions

Spanish explorers
hasSubgroup Awaswas Ohlone
Chalon Ohlone
linked to: Rumsen Ohlone

Chochenyo Ohlone
Karkin Ohlone
Mutsun Ohlone
Ramaytush Ohlone
Rumsen Ohlone
Tamyen Ohlone
heritage rich cultural heritage
historicalTies deep historical ties to central California coast
languageFamily Ohlone languages
Utian languages
Yok-Utian languages
locatedIn California
central California coast
modernDescendants federally unrecognized tribes
state-recognized and local Ohlone groups
nativeName Ohlone
partOf Native Americans in California
preContactStatus autonomous villages and tribal groups
religion Catholicism
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
traditional tribal religion
subjectOf California mission records
timeDepth pre-contact presence for thousands of years
traditionalHousing domed structures
thatched houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering of acorns
gathering of seeds and plants
hunting
traditionalTerritory Big Sur coast
Monterey Bay area
linked to: Monterey Bay

Salinas Valley
San Benito County region
San Francisco Bay Area
Santa Clara Valley

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

Costanoan languages spokenBy Costanoan people
Ohlone peoples alsoKnownAs Costanoan peoples
linked to: Costanoan people
Indigenous peoples of California includesEthnicGroup Costanoan peoples
linked to: Costanoan people
Mission Indians ethnicallyRelatedTo Costanoan peoples
linked to: Costanoan people
Amah Mutsun partOf Costanoan-speaking peoples
linked to: Costanoan people