Miwok

The Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) are members of four linguistically related Native American groups indigenous to what is now Northern California, who traditionally spoke one of the Miwok languages in the Utian family. The word Miwok means people in the Miwok languages.

Miwok
Historical distribution of Miwok peoples in California
Total population
1770: over 11,000
1910: 670
1930: 491
current: 3,500
Regions with significant populations
California: Sierra Nevada Mountains, Central Valley, Marin County, Sonoma County, Lake County, Contra Costa County
Languages
Miwok languages
Religion
Shamanism: Kuksu
Miwok mythology
Related ethnic groups
Subgroups:
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