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Mi-Wuk Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 941 at the 2010 census, down from 1,485 at the 2000 census. It was named after the Miwok Indians by the real estate developer and promoter Harry Hoeffler in 1955. [3] [4] [5]
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. [citation needed]
The Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok people in Tuolumne County, California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Chicken Ranch Rancheria Miwok are central Sierra Miwok , an Indigenous people of California .
The Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians of California is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok in Amador County, California. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The Buena Vista Miwok are Sierra Miwok , an indigenous people of California .
The California Valley Miwok Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Miwok people in San Joaquin County and Calaveras County, California. [3] [4] They were previously known as the Sheep Ranch Rancheria [5] or the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indian of California. [6]
Wilton Rancheria is a federally recognized Native American tribe of Miwok people based in northern California. [1] They were formed from Wilton Rancheria Miwok and the Me-Wuk Indian Community of the Wilton Rancheria. [2]
The earliest inhabitants of Valley Springs were Native Americans, specifically the Mi-Wuk and Yokuts tribes. Evidence of their presence includes grinding rocks found in the area. These tribes gathered acorns for trade and food before returning to their homes in the spring.
Jackson Rancheria is the landbase for the Jackson Band of Miwuk Indians, a federally recognized tribe of Miwok people, located near Jackson, California.It is located in Amador County, about midway between Jackson and Pine Grove.