Coast Miwok people

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The Coast Miwok people are an Indigenous group of what is now Marin and southern Sonoma counties in California, known for their rich cultural traditions, complex social organization, and deep ties to the coastal and inland environments of the region.

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Label Occurrences
Coast Miwok communities 1
Coast Miwok people canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
affectedBy Spanish mission system NERFINISHED
alsoIncludes Bodega Bay Miwok NERFINISHED
Nicasio Miwok NERFINISHED
Olompali Miwok NERFINISHED
Tomales Bay Miwok NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Marin Miwok NERFINISHED
associatedPlace Bodega Bay NERFINISHED
Point Reyes National Seashore NERFINISHED
San Pablo Bay NERFINISHED
Tomales Bay NERFINISHED
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalRegion California cultural area NERFINISHED
culturalRevitalization ceremonial revival
language revitalization efforts
traditional ecological knowledge documentation
environment Pacific coast
San Francisco Bay estuaries
grassland
oak woodland
redwood forest
federallyRecognizedTribe Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria NERFINISHED
historicalEvent contact with Spanish explorers in the late 18th century
language Coast Miwok language NERFINISHED
languageFamily Penutian languages NERFINISHED
Utian languages
locatedIn California, United States
surface form: California
materialCulture bone tools
stone tools
tule canoes
missionAssociation Mission San Francisco de Asís NERFINISHED
Mission San Rafael Arcángel NERFINISHED
neighboringGroup Ohlone people NERFINISHED
Pomo people NERFINISHED
Southern Patwin people NERFINISHED
Wappo people NERFINISHED
partOf Miwok peoples NERFINISHED
populationDeclineCause introduced diseases
land dispossession
missionization
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe members in some groups
socialOrganization headmen leadership
village-based political structure
spiritualPractice Kuksu religion NERFINISHED
ceremonial dances
shamanism
traditionalCraft basketry
clamshell bead making
traditionalFood acorns
deer
salmon
shellfish
traditionalHousing cone-shaped tule houses
redwood bark houses
traditionalSubsistence fishing
gathering
hunting
traditionalTerritory Marin County, California NERFINISHED
southern Sonoma County, California NERFINISHED

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Western Miwok spokenBy Coast Miwok people
Western Miwok usedBy Coast Miwok people
this entity surface form: Coast Miwok communities