Plains and Sierra Miwok
A Sierra Miwok cedar bark umuucha cabin reproduction in Yosemite Valley. The material came from lumbering operations of 19th century miners. Previously the Miwok lived in rounded huts made of brush and mud.
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| Total population | |
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| (1770: 9,000-17,800 1848: 6,000 1880: 100 1910: 670) |
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| Regions with significant populations | |
| Sierra Nevada, Central Valley | |
| Languages | |
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Utian: Plains Miwok, Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, Southern Sierra Miwok |
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| Religion | |
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Kuksu Miwok religion |
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| Related ethnic groups | |
| Other Miwok peoples: Coast Miwok, Lake Miwok, and Bay Miwok |
The Plains and Sierra Miwok were once the largest group of Native American Miwok people, indigenous to California. Their homeland included regions of the Sacramento Valley, San Joaquin Valley, and the Sierra Nevada.
The Plains and Sierra Miwok traditionally lived in the western Sierra Nevada between the Fresno River and Cosumnes River, in the eastern Central Valley of California, and in the northern Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta region at the confluences of the Cosumnes River, Mokelumne River, and Sacramento River.
In the present day, many Sierra Miwok live in or close to their traditional territories and Indian rancherias, including at:
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