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Encyclopedia > Miwok
Miwok People
A Miwok house Reproduction
A Sierra Miwok cedar bark umuucha cabin reproduction in Yosemite Valley.[1]
Total population

1770: over 11,000
1910: 670
1930: 491 Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1200x1600, 1363 KB) Description : Miwok House, Yosemite National Park, California, USA. Author : Urban ; I took this picture on April 2006. ... Miwok—also spelled Miwuk or Me-Wuk—refers to native Californians who lived in what is now Northern California. ...

Regions with significant populations
California: Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley, Marin County, Sonoma County, Lake County, Contra Costa County
Language(s)
Utian languages:
Miwok family
Religion(s)
Shamanism: Kuksu
Miwok mythology
Related ethnic groups 
 Subgroups:

Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) can refer to any one of four linguistically-related groups of Native Americans, who lived in what is now Northern California, who spoke one of the Miwokan languages in the Utian family. The word Miwok means people in their native language. There are four geographically and culturally diverse ethnic subgroups of Miwok people, each with a different history and culture, as follows: This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... The California Central Valley Part of the Valley as seen from overhead A typical Central Valley scene at ground level The California Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Marin County (pronounced muh-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Contra Costa County is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... Utian (also Miwok-Costanoan) is language family consisting of Miwokan languages and Costanoan languages. ... Utian (also Miwok-Costanoan) is language family consisting of Miwokan languages and Costanoan languages. ... This article is about the practice of shamanism; for other uses, see Shaman (disambiguation). ... Kuksu, also called the Kuksu Cult, was a shamanistic religion in Northern California practiced in different degrees by many Native American people before and during contact with the arriving European settlers. ... Miwok mythology is similar to other Native American myths of Northern California, with many tales of Coyote as the trickster god. ... The Valley and Sierra Miwok (also called the Plains and Sierra Miwok), were the largest group of Miwok Native American people. ... Bodega Bay as viewed from present-day Dillon Beach, was ancient homeland of the Coastal Miwok. ... Clear Lake, California, is the homeland of the Lake Miwok. ... Miwok—also spelled Miwuk or Me-Wuk—refers to native Californians who lived in what is now Northern California. ... This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Northern California, sometimes referred to as NorCal, is the northern portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Utian (also Miwok-Costanoan) is language family consisting of Miwokan languages and Costanoan languages. ...

Generally all Miwok were a hunting and gathering people who lived in small bands without centralized political authority before contact with European Americans in 1769 and generally Miwok mythology and narratives were similar to other natives of Northern California. Miwok believed in animal and human spirits, and saw the animal spirits as their ancestors. Coyote was their ancestor and creator god. The Valley and Sierra Miwok (also called the Plains and Sierra Miwok), were the largest group of Miwok Native American people. ... This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... The Sacramento Valley is the portion of the California Central Valley that lies to the north of the San Joaquin-Sacramento Delta. ... The Central Valley of California The San Joaquin Valley (English pronunciation in IPA: [sæn wɑˈkin]) refers to the area of the Central Valley of California that lies south of the Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta in Stockton. ... The Sacramento Delta. ... Bodega Bay as viewed from present-day Dillon Beach, was ancient homeland of the Coastal Miwok. ... Marin County (pronounced muh-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... Clear Lake, California, is the homeland of the Lake Miwok. ... Clear Lake is the largest (by area) freshwater lake wholly in California. ... Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Miwok—also spelled Miwuk or Me-Wuk—refers to native Californians who lived in what is now Northern California. ... Contra Costa County is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ... In anthropology, the hunter-gatherer way of life is that led by certain societies of the Neolithic Era based on the exploitation of wild plants and animals. ... Miwok mythology is similar to other Native American myths of Northern California, with many tales of Coyote as the trickster god. ... Coyote is a mythological character common to many Native American cultures, based on the coyote (Canis latrans) animal. ... God is the divine being that created the omniverse. ...


In 1770, there was an estimated 500 Lake Miwok, 1,500 Coast Miwok, and 9,000 Plains and Sierra Miwok, totaling about 11,000 people, according to historian Alfred L. Kroeber, although this may be a serious undercount, for example he did not identify the Bay Miwok. [2] The 1910 Census reported only 670 Miwok total, and the 1930 Census 491, see history of each Miwok group for more information.[3] Alfred Louis Kroeber Alfred Louis Kroeber (June 11, 1876–October 5, 1960) was one of the most influential figures in American anthropology in the first half of the twentieth century. ...

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Federally recognized tribes

The United States Bureau of Indian Affairs officially recognizes nine tribes of Miwok, Mi-Wuk or Me-Wuk descent in California, as follows: The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is an agency of the federal government of the United States within the Department of the Interior charged with the administration and management of 55. ...

  • Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians[1]
  • California Valley Miwok Tribe (formerly known as the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians)[2][3][4]
  • Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
  • Ione Band of Miwok Indians, of Ione[5]
  • Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
  • Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, of Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract)[6]
  • Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, of the Tuolumne Rancheria
  • United Auburn Indian Community, of the Auburn Rancheria[7]
  • Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, formerly known as the Federated Coast Miwok[8]
  • Middletown Rancheria (Members of this tribe are of Pomo, Lake Miwok, and Wintun descent)

The Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria is a United States federally recognized Native American tribal entity, comprised mostly of the people of the Miwok tribe. ...

Non-federally recognized tribes

There are several tribes of Miwok, Mi-Wuk or Me-Wuk descent in California that do not have federal recognition at this time. These tribes are as follows:

  • Miwok Tribe of the El Dorado Rancheria
  • Nashville-Eldorado Miwok Tribe
  • Wilton Rancheria of Miwok Indians
  • Colfax- Todds Valley Consolidated Tribe
  • Southern Sierra Miwuk Nation
  • Calaveras Band of Mi-Wuk Indians

See also

Utian (also Miwok-Costanoan) is language family consisting of Miwokan languages and Costanoan languages. ...

Notes

  1. ^ Craig D. Bates Museum Anthropology 17(2):13 (June 1993)
  2. ^ Kroeber.
  3. ^ Cook, 1976, pages 236-245.

References

  • Access Genealogy: Indian Tribal records, Miwok Indian Tribe. Retrieved on 2006-08-01. Main source of "authenticated village" names and locations.
  • Barrett, S.A. and Gifford, E.W. Miwok Material Culture: Indian Life of the Yosemite Region. Yosemite Association, Yosemite National Park, California, 1933. ISBN 0-939666-12-X
  • Cook, Sherburne. The Conflict Between the California Indian and White Civilization. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1976. ISBN 0-520-03143-1.
  • Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. (Chapter 30, The Miwok); available at Yosemite Online Library.
  • Silliman, Stephen. Lost Laborers in Colonial California, Native Americans and the Archaeology of Rancho Petaluma. Tucson, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 2004. ISBN 0-8165-2381-9.
  • U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs

External links



This article is about Angel Island State Park. ...

Miwok Indigenous Peoples of California
Distinct Ethnic Groups

• Valley & Sierra Miwok   • Coast Miwok   • Lake Miwok   • Bay Miwok This article is about the people indigenous to the United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Largest metro area Greater Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... The Valley and Sierra Miwok (also called the Plains and Sierra Miwok), were the largest group of Miwok Native American people. ... Bodega Bay as viewed from present-day Dillon Beach, was ancient homeland of the Coastal Miwok. ... Clear Lake, California, is the homeland of the Lake Miwok. ... Miwok—also spelled Miwuk or Me-Wuk—refers to native Californians who lived in what is now Northern California. ...

Regions

Sierra Nevada & Central Valley | Marin & Sonoma County | Lake County | Contra Costa County   This article is about the mountain range in the Western United States. ... The California Central Valley Part of the Valley as seen from overhead A typical Central Valley scene at ground level The California Central Valley is a large, flat valley that dominates the central portion of the U.S. state of California. ... Marin County (pronounced muh-RIN) is a county located in the North San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California, across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco. ... Sonoma County is on the northwest coast of California, one of the northernmost parts of the greater San Francisco Bay Area, U.S. Its population at the 2000 census was 458,614. ... Lake County is a county located in the north central portion of the U.S. state of California, north of the San Francisco Bay Area. ... Contra Costa County is a suburban county in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. ...

Culture

   • Miwok mythology | Eastern Miwok Narratives | Coast Miwok Narratives | Lake Miwok Narratives  
Utian languages  • Hunting & Gathering  • Kuksu Miwok mythology is similar to other Native American myths of Northern California, with many tales of Coyote as the trickster god. ... Eastern Miwok traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Eastern Miwok people of central California, including the Sierra, Plains, and Bay Miwok. ... Coast Miwok traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Coast Miwok people of the central California coast immediately north of San Francisco Bay. ... Lake Miwok traditional narratives include myths, legends, tales, and oral histories preserved by the Lake Miwok people of Clear Lake in the North Coast Range of northwestern California. ... Utian (also Miwok-Costanoan) is language family consisting of Miwokan languages and Costanoan languages. ... In anthropology, the hunter-gatherer way of life is that led by certain societies of the Neolithic Era based on the exploitation of wild plants and animals. ... Kuksu, also called the Kuksu Cult, was a shamanistic religion in Northern California practiced in different degrees by many Native American people before and during contact with the arriving European settlers. ...


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