According to historians, the Miwok Indians appeared short in height, dark skinned with flat noses. The Indians had long black hair in which they wore oyster shells to pull it away from their face. Overall, they wore moccasins and animal skin for clothing.
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it was stormy where they lived.
There are too many California Indian tribes to list, and in any case they should be grouped by region. Just for one example, in Central California alone there are at least three different Miwok groups: Lake Miwok, Coast Miwok, and Interior Miwok. Please click on the related link below for one outstanding website on California Native Americans. In fact, the US Bureau of Indian Affairs recognizes eleven tribes of The Miwok. There are over 100 "Federally recognized" tribes in California. Please see the related(s) link below for more information:
on the coast
it was stormy where they lived.
The Miwok (also spelled Miwuk, Mi-Wuk, or Me-Wuk) are members of four linguistically related Native American groups indigenous to what is now Northern California, who traditionally spoke one of the Miwok languages in the Utian family.