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“Resort located in California’s Sierra Nevada.”
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Mi-Wuk Village is a census-designated place (CDP) in Tuolumne County, California, United States. The population was 941 at the 2010 census, down from 1,485 at the 2000 census. It is named after the Miwok Indians…
Geography
Mi-Wuk Village is located at 38°3′40″N 120°11′15″W (38.061053, -120.187524).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.8 square miles (7.2 km²), of which 99.80% is land and 0.20% is water.
Climate
This region experiences warm (but not hot) and dry summers, with no average monthly temperatures above 71.6 °F. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Mi-Wuk Village has a warm-summer Mediterranean climate, abbreviated “Csb” on climate maps…
Experience Mi Wuk Village
Mi-Wuk Village is a small town in the high country (above 4000 foot elevation) that is conveniently located, about 18 miles east of Sonora and 15 miles west of Pinecrest Lake. The town itself has three restaurants, a post office, ranger station, a motel, a bed & breakfast, and many rental cabins.
It is three miles from Twain Harte, which has restaurants, lodging, shopping, and services.
Mi Wuk Village is close to both the high country forest and the historic Gold Country towns in the foothills. The towns below in green are in the forest, while those in gold are in the foothills…
The Me-Wuk Indians
Mi Wuk Village was named to honor the Me-Wuk Indians who have lived in the area for centuries. (There are many alternative spellings, with the present Indians preferring “Me-Wuk”.) The Me-Wuk lived in the foothills but would travel up to what is now Sonora Pass to meet with and trade with the eastern Sierra Paiute Indians, staying overnight at various points along the way. The finding of acorn grinding holes in rocks and chips of obsidian (which the Me-Wuks obtained from the Paiutes and used to make tools) are evidence that the Indians indeed stayed here…
Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) can refer to any one of four linguistically related groups of Native Americans, indigenous to Northern California, who traditionally spoke one of the Miwokan languages in the Utian family. The word Miwok means people in their native language.
In 2008, ancient artifacts related to Miwok ancestors were unearthed in Calaveras County, some 5000 years old. Many of the artifacts will be reburied with a special ceremony. The Miwok believe the artifacts belong to the land…
