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Williams (2011). The Handbook of the Kawaiisu: A Sourcebook and Guide to Primary Resources on the Native Peoples of the far southern Sierra Nevada, Tehachapi Mountains, and southwestern Great Basin. Wa-hi San’avi
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Garfinkel, Alan P. and John F. Romani (2008). Dating
Aboriginal Occupation at Tihesti-va’a-di: Changing Land Use Patterns at a Kawaiisu Village, Tehachapi, California. "Kern County Archaeological Society Journal"
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Garfinkel, Alan P. (2007). "Archaeology and Rock Art of the
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in the mountains and deserts, and animals, for food and raw materials. They were divided in two regional groups: the "Desert
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words used by the neighboring Yokuts. Today the Kawaiisu identify themselves as "
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1081:Indigenous peoples of California
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586:Population of Native California
367:Kawaiisu traditional narratives
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812:Eel River Athapaskans
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335:petroglyphs
219:Tübatulabal
167:Walker Pass
123:Chemehuevis
1075:Categories
930:Kucadikadi
873:Lake Miwok
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757:Acjachemen
663:2012-08-26
629:References
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509:2012-08-26
479:2013-05-06
404:census.gov
349:Population
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235:Chemehuevi
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792:Chimariko
772:Bay Miwok
645:10:45–63.
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231:Monilabal
161:, toward
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87:Languages
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989:Timbisha
983:Tataviam
867:Kumeyaay
852:Kawaiisu
782:Cahuilla
767:Atsugewi
752:Achomawi
602:(1925).
432:Archived
361:See also
339:Rock art
331:Pagazozi
312:antelope
291:and the
258:Yokutsan
201:Language
136:Kawaiisu
103:Religion
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972:Serrano
967:Salinan
961:Quechan
921:Nomlaki
916:Nisenan
888:Mattole
878:Luiseño
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832:Chilula
818:Esselen
797:Chumash
272:History
145:in the
93:English
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1050:Yokuts
1025:Washoe
999:Tongva
994:Tolowa
977:Shasta
963:(Yuma)
951:Patwin
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905:Mohave
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776:Saklan
327:Kohozi
316:Yokuts
289:Nevada
262:Paiute
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