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Eastern Mono


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Eastern Mono

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Refers to the culture of the Eastern Mono, an Indian group of central California who speak a language belonging to the Numic group of the Uto-Aztecan family and are related to Northern Paiute. The Eastern Mono, along with the Indians of Owens Valley across the crest, are similar to their Indian neighbors of the Great Basin. Historically the Eastern and Western Mono traded with one another.

Variations

Eastern Mono language

Indians, Mono

Northern Paiute language

Mono, Eastern

Mono Indians

Mono

Mono Indians

Broader Term

Californian Native American styles

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