Sierra Miwok

English

Noun

Sierra Miwok pl (plural only)

1. The linguistic divisions of Miwok people who resided in the western foothills Sierra Nevada Mountains, California (often sub-divided on maps as Northern Sierra Miwok, Central Sierra Miwok, and Southern Sierra Miwok).

Proper noun

Sierra Miwok

1. The Utian (Penutian) languages spoken by these people.

Related terms

• Valley Miwok

References

• Cook, Sherburne. The Conflict Between the California Indian and White Civilization. Berkeley and Los Angeles, CA: University of California Press, 1976. →ISBN.
• Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. Handbook of the Indians of California. Washington, D.C: Bureau of American Ethnology Bulletin No. 78. (Chapter 30, The Miwok); available at Yosemite Online Library

Further reading

• Ethnologue entry for Central Sierra Miwok, csm ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Northern Sierra Miwok, nsq ⁠
• Ethnologue entry for Southern Sierra Miwok, skd ⁠