Among about 1,300 "Western Mono (Mono or Monache) people", only about 20 active speakers and 100 half speakers speak "Western Mono" or the "Monachi/Monache" dialect (better known as: "Mono/Monache" or "Mono Lake Paiute").

Mono, either of two North American Indian groups, originally from what is now central California, U.S., who spoke a language belonging to the Numic group of the Uto-Aztecan family and were related to the Northern Paiute. The Western Mono, who resided in the pine belt of the Sierra Nevada mountains,

Tribe: The Tribe is comprised primarily of Northfork Mono, a label given them by an ethnographer in the 1910s to describe people then living along and north of the San Joaquin River.

The Western Mono territory comprises the western slope of the Sierra from the summit of the watershed to the lower country where they adjoined the foothill Yokuts, and between the Fresno and Tule Rivers.

2025年1月6日 · The territory of the Western Mono people encompassed the western slope of the Sierra from the summit to the foothills of the lower country. They spent most of their time in the foothills because the crest of the mountain was only accessible during the summer months. The Western Mono were hunter/gatherers.

The Monache, also known as the Mono or Western Mono, were connected by language with the Eastern Mono and other Paiute Indian groups living on the east side of the Sierras. SETTLEMENTS. There were at least six groups of Monache. Their settlements were on the west side of the Sierra Nevada mountains, at elevations from about 3,000 to 7,000 feet.

The Big Sandy Rancheria of Mono Indians of California is a ranchería and federally recognized tribe of Western Mono Indians (Monache) located in Fresno County, California, United States. [4]

2023年5月14日 · Learn about the Mono people of California. Explore their history and culture, and discover the language, society, and beliefs of the Eastern and Western Mono people. Updated: 05/14/2023. Who...

Western Mono (Monache)-affiliated Tribes: Cultural affiliations are self-reported by Tribes.

2022年12月7日 · Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Mono tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe …