Yokuts
Americannoun
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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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He said Yokuts Valley residents largely opposed renaming the community in a survey he conducted.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
In the 1800s, the Yowlumne Yokuts used ditches to irrigate crops in their villages, and gathered wild seeds and acorns.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 9, 2021
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
The Wukchumni are one of the numerous tribes under the larger umbrella of the Yokuts, Indigenous people in the central San Joaquin Valley.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 8, 2021
The population in 1850 for the part of the Yokuts territory here being discussed was considered in a previous section.
From The Aboriginal Population of the San Joaquin Valley, California by Cook, Sherburne F.
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