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52: 822: 80: 265:, fire-affected rock, charred seeds, and mortars at the cave site. The rock overhangs and caves have fire-scarred roofs that bear evidence of occupancy over hundreds of years. The Wagon Cave Research Natural Area of 806 acres (326 ha) contains diverse stands of Valley Oaks of varying ages and densities and has been recommended as a Research Natural Areas within the Los Padres National Forest. 157: 122: 248:
is an archeological site that was used by the Salinan Antonianos subtribe who researchers believe occupied at least two villages in the area, an older site dating to approximately 450 A.D. and a later, protohistoric site with dates ranging from about 1450 to 1650 A.D. Archeologists have found a
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behind indicating that they lived in the area in numbers along the coast. Their main diet during the summer consisted of fish and shellfish, evidenced by the fine particles of shell present in the soil for a depth of several feet in areas where the Indians camped. The Salinan named the peak
810: 277:, as the Spanish did not understand if the people had a name for themselves. The people's own name is "Te'po'ta'ahl" or "People of the Oaks," according to current tribal leadership. 1216: 1206: 366: 321:; this classification has found its way into more recent encyclopedias and presentations of language families, but serious supporting evidence has never been presented. 1211: 401: 1201: 803: 788: 1171: 796: 783: 520: 627: 447: 1186: 1176: 1181: 760: 826: 330: 356: 174: 113: 182: 578: 897: 755:, vol. 8 (California). William C. Sturtevant, and Robert F. Heizer, eds. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978. 178: 497: 146: 225:
and, like most other California tribes, were organized in small groups with little centralized political structure.
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Estimates for the pre-contact populations of most native groups in California have varied substantially.
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lived in the lower part of the Salinas Valley (which flows south to north), near the future site of two
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Cummings, Linda Scott; Puseman, Kathryn; Dexter, Jaime; Eksambekar, Sanjay (2005).
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There were two major divisions and one subgroup. From north to south, the
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are a Native American tribe whose ancestral territory is in the southern
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American Indian languages: the historical linguistics of Native America
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language family. Sapir included it in a subfamily of Hokan, along with
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rock formation about 18 miles (29 km) northwest of present-day
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National Public Radio segment by Allison Herrera, December 13, 2017
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Marlett, Stephen A. 2008. The Seri-Salinan connection revisited.
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The Conflict between the California Indian and White Civilization
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similarly estimated that there were at least 700 Salinans. The
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Eargle, Dolan H. Jr (5 January 2007). Dodsworth, Fred (ed.).
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Native people and language of Monterey County, California
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reported a total population of Salinan people as 681.
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The Hokan affinity of Subtiaba in Nicaragua. 107: 91: 71: 61: 42: 293:was the native word for the Salinan headquarters. 160:Map of Salinan placenames, dialects, and tribelets 56:Miguelino family near Mission San Antonio de Padua 339:put the 1770 population of the Salinan as 3,000. 261:, and non-human bones, as well as shell, bone, 1217:People from San Luis Obispo County, California 1207:History of San Luis Obispo County, California 804: 768:International Journal of American Linguistics 8: 37: 811: 797: 789: 50: 36: 125:Pre-contact distribution of the Salinan. 1212:People from Monterey County, California 392: 1202:History of Monterey County, California 602:"The Ethnology of the Salinan Indians" 742:Handbook of the Indians of California 400:Jewell, Jennifer (October 12, 2018). 367:Painted Rock (San Luis Obispo County) 7: 900:(Lassik, Nongatl, Sinkyone, Wailaki) 72:Regions with significant populations 273:The tribe's name is taken from the 753:Handbook of North American Indians 729:. Oxford: Oxford University Press. 581:from the original on 17 April 2022 14: 569:Clearinghouse, Passport in Time. 463:Clearinghouse, Passport in Time. 189:lived on the upper course of the 1172:Indigenous peoples of California 827:Indigenous peoples of California 820: 500:from the original on 22 May 2006 78: 331:Population of Native California 213:in the vicinity of what is now 998:(Monache, Owens Valley Paiute) 357:Salinan traditional narratives 305:, spoken until the 1950s is a 114:Salinan traditional narratives 1: 780:27: (3).402-34, (4).491-527. 763:/ 0160045754, pages 500–504. 179:Mission San Antonio de Padua 309:. It may be a part of the 183:Mission San Miguel Arcángel 1233: 1187:Salinas River (California) 1177:California Mission Indians 436:The California Field Atlas 328: 240:The 56 acres (23 ha) 147:federal tribal recognition 18: 833: 740:Kroeber, Alfred L. 1925. 733:Cook, Sherburne F. 1976. 345:2000 United States Census 112: 96: 76: 66: 49: 1182:Salinan populated places 747:Hester, Thomas R. 1978. 600:Mason, J. Alden (1856). 410:North State Public Radio 281:called these people the 193:, and to the south near 151:Bureau of Indian Affairs 141:in the Central Coast of 1096:Plains and Sierra Miwok 955:(Diegueño, Ipai, Tipai) 778:American Anthropologist 725:Campbell, Lyle (1997). 434:Kaufmann, Obi (2017a). 161: 126: 19:For the language, see 1065:(Konomihu, Okwanuchu) 898:Eel River Athapaskans 329:Further information: 159: 124: 657:Native-languages.org 205:. There were also a 23:. For the ship, see 285:on advice from one 199:Junipero Serra Peak 39: 494:www.mchsmuseum.com 195:Slates Hot Springs 165:Geographic origins 162: 127: 67:681 (2000, census) 1197:Santa Lucia Range 1154: 1153: 710:. September 2002. 629:978-0-937401-11-8 449:978-1-59714-402-5 406:Cultivating Place 341:Sherburne F. Cook 337:Alfred L. Kroeber 139:Santa Lucia Range 119: 118: 1224: 825: 824: 813: 806: 799: 790: 730: 712: 711: 709: 701: 695: 692: 686: 683: 677: 674: 668: 667: 665: 663: 649: 643: 640: 634: 633: 615: 609: 608: 606: 597: 591: 590: 588: 586: 575:Passport in Time 566: 560: 559: 557: 555: 546: 538: 532: 531: 529: 527: 516: 510: 509: 507: 505: 486: 480: 479: 477: 475: 469:Passport in Time 460: 454: 453: 431: 425: 424: 418: 416: 397: 362:Kuksu (religion) 307:language isolate 303:Salinan language 228:They left shell 223:Hunter-gatherers 221:. 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Index

Salinan language
USS Salinan (ATF-161)

California
English
Salinan
Salinan traditional narratives

Salinas Valley
Santa Lucia Range
California
federal tribal recognition
Bureau of Indian Affairs

missions
Mission San Antonio de Padua
Mission San Miguel Arcángel
Salinas River
Slates Hot Springs
Junipero Serra Peak
Soledad
Pacific Coast
Lucia
San Simeon
Hunter-gatherers
middens
Wagon Caves
Jolon
stemmed biface
lithic flakes

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