Yokuts
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a member of a North American Indian group of small tribes speaking related dialects and occupying the San Joaquin Valley of California and the adjoining eastern foothill regions. Nearly all the Valley Yokuts are extinct; some foothill groups remain.
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a Penutian family of languages spoken by the Yokuts.
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The measure does not specifically address Yokuts Valley — and some people in the county argue the town’s name never changed because the federal government had no right to intervene.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2024
Driven from their lands, the surviving Yokuts ended up living on reservations or marginal lands that had little value to white farmers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
Two other newly named places are the California Central Valley communities of Loybas Hill, which translates to “Young Lady,” proposed by the Paskenta Band of Nomlaki Indians; and Yokuts Valley.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 12, 2023
But unlike other Yokuts tribes that are recognized by the federal government, the Wukchumni don’t have federal status and lack resources for cultural preservation.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 8, 2021
Putting all three lists together we can get 27 recognizable tribal names, of which one is southern Miwok, four are Mono, and the others Yokuts.
From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Cook, Sherburne F.
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