Miwok

Miwok 2

Note: This film could be listed under "Pomo," or "Paiute" categories because there is so much information about Pomo and Paiute basket designs and subsistence practices throughout. Yosemite Indians identify and have been identified as both Miwok and Paiute.

Miwok 1

Establishing shot:
Named locations:
The Tuolumne Reservation/Rancheria, Sonora, CA
Major themes covered:   Life on the Rancheria/Reservation, Sovereignty, Youth Life and Culture on the Reservation, Assimilation, Contemporary Miwok Values, Miwok Family Life, Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians.

The second half of the film records an interview with a young man from the tribe.