Mountain Maidu

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Mountain Maidu are a subgroup of the Indigenous Maidu people traditionally inhabiting the mountainous regions of northeastern California, known for their distinct dialect and cultural practices tied to the Sierra Nevada environment.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Mountain Maidu canonical 5
Concow Maidu people 2
Northeast Maidu 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people ⓘ
subgroup of the Maidu people ⓘ
affectedBy California Gold Rush ⓘ
U.S. westward expansion ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Northeastern Maidu ⓘ
Yamani Maidu ⓘ
ceremonialPractice seasonal dances ⓘ
world renewal ceremonies ⓘ
colonialImpact land dispossession ⓘ
missionization and assimilation pressures ⓘ
continent North America ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
culturalArea Northern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
culturalRegion California cultural area ⓘ
dialectOf Maidu language ⓘ
ethnicGroupOf United States ⓘ
hasDialect Mountain Maidu dialect ⓘ
hasOralTradition myths and legends tied to Sierra Nevada landscape ⓘ
languageFamily Maiduan languages ⓘ
Penutian (proposed) ⓘ
linked to: Penutian languages
nativeTo Sierra Nevada mountains ⓘ
linked to: Sierra Nevada
neighboringGroup Achomawi ⓘ
linked to: Achomawi people

Atsugewi ⓘ
Konkow Maidu ⓘ
Nisenan ⓘ
Washoe ⓘ
partOf Native American tribes in California ⓘ
populationTrend decline after European-American contact ⓘ
religion traditional Maidu spiritual beliefs ⓘ
subgroupOf Maidu people ⓘ
traditionalCraft basketry ⓘ
stone tool making ⓘ
woodworking ⓘ
traditionalEconomy gift exchange ⓘ
trade with neighboring tribes ⓘ
traditionalHousing conical bark houses ⓘ
semi-subterranean earth lodges ⓘ
traditionalRegion Feather River watershed ⓘ
northeastern California ⓘ
northern Sierra Nevada ⓘ
southern Cascade Range ⓘ
traditionalSubsistence acorn gathering ⓘ
fishing ⓘ
hunting ⓘ
plant gathering ⓘ
usesEnvironment alpine meadows ⓘ
montane forests ⓘ
river and creek systems ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

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

Maidu people → subgroup → Mountain Maidu ⓘ
Maidu language → hasDialect → Northeast Maidu ⓘ
linked to: Mountain Maidu
Maidu language → hasAlternativeName → Mountain Maidu ⓘ
Round Valley Reservation → servesAsHomelandFor → Concow Maidu people ⓘ
linked to: Mountain Maidu
Round Valley Reservation → ethnicGroup → Concow Maidu people ⓘ
linked to: Mountain Maidu
Maiduan → hasSubgroup → Northeast Maidu ⓘ
linked to: Mountain Maidu
Konkow Maidu → isRelatedEthnicallyTo → Mountain Maidu ⓘ
Southern Maidu → relatedEthnicGroup → Mountain Maidu ⓘ
Valley Maidu → relatedGroup → Mountain Maidu ⓘ