Federally Recognized Tribes
The United States Bureau of Indian Affairs officially recognizes eleven tribes of Miwok descent in California. They are as follows:
- Buena Vista Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
- California Valley Miwok Tribe, formerly known as the Sheep Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
- Chicken Ranch Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
- Federated Indians of Graton Rancheria, formerly known as the Federated Coast Miwok
- Ione Band of Miwok Indians, of Ione, California
- Jackson Rancheria of Me-Wuk Indians
- Middletown Rancheria (Members of this tribe are of Pomo, Lake Miwok, and Wintun descent)
- Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, Shingle Springs Rancheria (Verona Tract)
- Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria
- United Auburn Indian Community of Auburn Rancheria
- Wilton Rancheria Indian Tribe
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