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.

All labels observed (6)

Label Occurrences
Pomo people canonical 9
Pomo peoples 8
Pomo 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (68)

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
linked to: Central Pomo

Eastern Pomo language
Kashaya Pomo language
Northern Pomo language
linked to: Northern Pomo

Southeastern Pomo language
linked to: Southeastern Pomo

Southern Pomo language
linked to: Southern Pomo
haveClanSystem yes
haveReservation Big Valley Rancheria
Cloverdale Rancheria
Coyote Valley Reservation
Guidiville Rancheria
Habematolel Pomo of Upper Lake
Kashia Band of Pomo Indians of the Stewarts Point Rancheria
Lytton Rancheria of California
Manchester Band of Pomo Indians of the Manchester-Point Arena Rancheria
Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California
Pinoleville Pomo Nation
Potter Valley Tribe
Redwood Valley Rancheria
Robinson Rancheria
Round Valley Indian Tribes
Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians
Sherwood Valley Rancheria
indigenousTo California
northern California
linked to: Northern California
languageFamily Pomoan languages
laterColonizedBy Mexico
United States
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
Mendocino County
Pacific coast of northern California
Russian River region
Sonoma County
useMaterialInBaskets feathers
redbud
sedge roots
shell beads
willow

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (21)

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

Miwok people relatedEthnicGroup Pomo people
Mission San Francisco Solano servedIndigenousGroup Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Kuksu religion religiousTraditionOf Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Kuksu religion practicedBy Pomo
linked to: Pomo people
Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria associatedPeople Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Patwin neighboringPeople Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Southern Pomo subgroupOf Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Pomoan languages ethnicGroup Pomo people
Pomoan languages usedBy Pomo tribes
linked to: Pomo people
Sherwood Valley Rancheria category Pomo tribe
linked to: Pomo people
Sherwood Valley Rancheria associatedWith Pomo culture
linked to: Pomo people
Clear Lake region hasIndigenousInhabitants Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Clear Lake region historicallyInhabitedBy Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Clear Lake region culturallyShapedBy Pomo peoples
linked to: Pomo people
Northern Pomo spokenBy Pomo people