Kuupangaxwichem people

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The Kuupangaxwichem people, also known as the Cupeño, are an Indigenous people of Southern California traditionally associated with the inland mountain and valley regions near present-day Warner Springs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American people
alternateName Cupeño
linked to: Cupeño people
continent North America
country United States
culturalRegion California cultural area
ethnolinguisticGroup Cupenoan
linked to: Cupeño language
hasDescendantCommunity Los Coyotes Band of Cahuilla and Cupeño Indians
Morongo Band of Mission Indians
Pala Band of Mission Indians
historicalEvent forced removal from Warner Springs area in early 20th century
languageFamily Uto-Aztecan languages
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
locatedIn Southern California
nativeName Kuupangaxwichem
notableSacredArea Warner Springs hot springs
partOf Native American tribes in California
region Riverside County
San Diego County
relatedEthnicGroup Cahuilla people
Luiseño people
religion Roman Catholicism
traditional Indigenous religion
traditionalSettlementType mountain villages
valley villages
traditionalSubsistence gathering
hunting
small-scale agriculture
traditionalTerritory Warner Springs region
linked to: Warner Springs area

inland mountain regions of Southern California
inland valley regions of Southern California

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Cupeño people alsoKnownAs Kuupangaxwichem people