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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Coast Miwok people canonical 2
Coast Miwok communities 1

How this entity was disambiguated

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people
affectedBy Spanish mission system
alsoIncludes Bodega Bay Miwok
linked to: Coast Miwok

Nicasio Miwok
linked to: Bay Miwok

Olompali Miwok
linked to: Coast Miwok

Tomales Bay Miwok
alsoKnownAs Marin Miwok
linked to: Coast Miwok
associatedPlace Bodega Bay
Point Reyes National Seashore
San Pablo Bay
Tomales Bay
country United States
culturalRegion California cultural area
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
historicalEvent contact with Spanish explorers in the late 18th century
language Coast Miwok language
linked to: Coast Miwok
languageFamily Penutian languages
Utian languages
locatedIn California
materialCulture bone tools
stone tools
tule canoes
missionAssociation Mission San Francisco de Asís
Mission San Rafael Arcángel
neighboringGroup Ohlone people
linked to: Ohlone peoples

Pomo people
Southern Patwin people
Wappo people
partOf Miwok peoples
linked to: Miwok people
populationDeclineCause introduced diseases
land dispossession
missionization
recognizedAs federally recognized tribe members in some groups
socialOrganization headmen leadership
village-based political structure
spiritualPractice Kuksu religion
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
linked to: Marin County

southern Sonoma County, California

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Western Miwok spokenBy Coast Miwok people
Western Miwok usedBy Coast Miwok communities
linked to: Coast Miwok people
Tomales, California originallyInhabitedBy Coast Miwok people