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Rocky Coast

Coast Miwok

Coast Miwok Tribe

Oppun Towis?

("Are you doing well?" Traditional Coast Miwok greeting)

Since time immemorial, as long as the sun has filled our days with the gift of light, and as long as the moon has guided our path at night, Coast Miwok people, who hold the uncontestable aboriginal title, have occupied, tended, stewarded, held sacred ceremonies, defended and governed according to the traditions of our ancestors the unceded lands of present-day Marin County, California.

Total population

c. 600 - 1,400 (1769)

Regions with significant populations

US: CA (Santa Cruz and San Mateo Counties)

Languages

Ohlone language (Awaswas), Spanish, English

Religion

Traditional religion, Animism, Kuksu, Christianity

Related ethnic groups

Mutsun, Ramaytush, Rumsen, Tamien, and other Ohlonean-speaking peoples

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