People / community

Plains Miwok

Plains Miwok is a regional people and language label within wider Miwok histories.

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October 19, 2026
A source guide for a deeper dive.This entry provides a brief orientation and an organized reading path. A comprehensive deep dive has not yet been completed. Follow the annotated sources and distinguish primary community accounts from outside reference material.
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Identity and context

Plains Miwok is a regional people and language label within wider Miwok histories.

Read the sources [1] cla.berkeley.edu

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A path for deeper reading

Focus the next stage of research on: Sacramento–San Joaquin region homelands, language records and descendant communities. The sources below are selected reading paths; their authorship, dates and community scope should guide how they are used.

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Academic / referencecla.berkeley.eduSource 1

Plains Miwok

A language reference linked for this entry. Read “Plains Miwok” for terminology and documentation, and distinguish linguistic labels from the names of political communities.

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https://cla.berkeley.edu/languages/plains-miwok.html
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Governmentplanning.lacity.govSource 2

Plains Miwok, and h finally and otherwise ṣ in Bodega

A language reference linked for this entry. Read “Plains Miwok, and h finally and otherwise ṣ in Bodega” for terminology and documentation, and distinguish linguistic labels from the names of political communities.

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https://planning.lacity.gov/eir/8150Sunset/References/4.C.1.%20Archaeological%20and%20Palentological%20Resources/ARCH.17_Shipley%201978%20Native%20Languages%20of%20California.pdf
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