Mono Indian communities of California

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The Mono Indian communities of California are Indigenous groups native to the Sierra Nevada and surrounding regions, known for their distinct cultural traditions, basketry, and continued use of the Mono language.

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Mono Indian communities of California canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
Native American tribe
ethnic group
affectedBy California Gold Rush
U.S. westward expansion
hasCulturalPractice basketry as ceremonial art
ceremonial dances
storytelling traditions
hasLanguage Mono language
hasOngoingEffort cultural preservation programs
language revitalization
hasReligion Christianity
traditional Native religions
hasReservation Big Sandy Rancheria of Western Mono Indians of California
Cold Springs Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
North Fork Rancheria of Mono Indians of California
hasSubgroup Eastern Mono
Western Mono
knownFor basketry
pine nut harvesting
seasonal transhumance between valleys and mountains
traditional hunting and gathering
use of acorns as staple food
languageFamily Numic languages
Uto-Aztecan language family
linked to: Uto-Aztecan
locatedIn California
Sierra Nevada
central California
eastern California
neighboringGroup Miwok
Paiute
Washoe
Yokuts
partOf California cultural area
Great Basin cultural area
recognizedBy State of California
linked to: California (state)

United States federal government
traditionalEconomy fishing
gathering wild plants
hunting
traditionalTerritory Owens Valley region
linked to: Owens Valley

San Joaquin River drainage
Sierra Nevada east slope
usesMaterialCulture coiled baskets
obsidian projectile points
rabbit-skin blankets
stone tools
twined baskets

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

Mono language hasSpeakerCommunity Mono Indian communities of California
subject linked to: Mono