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CVMT Miwok Language Retention Program, Central Component of Cultural Identity
A booklet used in the California Valley Miwok Tribe's Miwok Language Retention Program (CVMT-MLRP) The California Valley Miwok Tribe believes that its cultural identity not only consists of passing on its traditional knowledge and skills of ceremonies, dances, songs, medicines, preparing and cooking foods, arts and crafts, spiritual beliefs, sacred stories, hunting and gathering practices and retaining the [...]
Chairperson Silvia Burley Recalls Her Childhood as a Miwok Indian
The following story is strictly the personal recounting of Chairperson Silvia Burley, in her own words. "I grew up hearing my grandparents, aunts, uncles, mother, cousins, relatives and friends from the other Miwok tribes speaking Miwok. At a young age, it was confusing for me to go to public school and hear the English language being substituted for [...]
Tribal Elder Mildred Burley, Certified Indian Artisan and Traditional Miwok Basket Maker
On Monday, August 5th, 2013, the California Valley Miwok Tribe is honored to feature Tribal Elder Mildred Burley on the official Tribal website. It is with great pleasure that the Tribe acknowledges tribal elder, Mildred Burley whom is a fluent speaker of the Plains / Central / Sierra Miwok language. Mildred received her official certification from the California [...]
CVMT Hosts Miwok Cultural Demonstration, Presents Tribal Flag to the San Joaquin County Historical Society
On Tuesday, July 17, 2012, the California Valley Miwok Tribe met with representatives from the San Joaquin County Historical Society & Museum, Mr. David R. Stuart, Executive Director and Ms. Robin Wood, Education & Visitor Services Manager. The meeting was held at the CVMT Tribal Offices located at 10601 N. Escondido PL, Stockton, California. CVMT's Tribal Council extended [...]
California Valley Miwok Tribe Visits Historical Village Site
The California Valley Miwok Tribe located at 10601 Escondido Pl., Stockton, CA (as listed in the federal register of the Bureau of Indian Affairs BIA/DOI). A federally recognized Tribe eligible to receive services from the federal government, on September 23, 2010 attended a meeting of cultural importance at a historical village site within Calaveras County. The Tribe was [...]
CVMT Cultural Preservation Department Takes to the Field in San Joaquin County
The California Valley Miwok Tribe - located at 10601 Escondido Pl., Stockton, CA 95212 - sent (Assistant Director/Senior Native Consultant Adam Lewis, Senior Native Consultant David Rummerfield and Senior Native Consultant Harold Rummerfield) representatives from the Tribe's Cultural Preservation Department (assisted by Tiger Paulk, Tribal Consultant) to various sites located in San Joaquin County on Thursday, 4/15/2010. A [...]
