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Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California
Ione Band of Miwok Indians of California
| Miwok People |
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| A Sierra Miwok cedar bark umuucha cabin reproduction in Yosemite Valley. |
| Total population |
1770: over 11,000 |
| Regions with significant populations |
| California: Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley, Marin County, Sonoma County, Lake County, Contra Costa County |
| Languages |
| Utian languages: Miwok family |
| Religion |
| Shamanism: Kuksu Miwok mythology |
| Related ethnic groups |
Subgroups:
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Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) can refer to any one of four linguistically-related groups of Native Americans, who lived in what is now Northern California, who spoke one of the Miwokan languages in the Utian family. The word Miwok means people in their native language.
In 2008, Ancient Mi Wuk artifacts were unearthed, some as many as 5000 years old in Calaveras County. Many of the artifacts will be reburied with a special ceremony. Mi Wuk's believe the artifacts belong to the land.
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