Of the following maps, only one contains mention of the San Geronimo Valley. The name Sa-ta-ko is ascribed to the Valley; the word translates to “live oak people.” Was this how Miwok of the San Geronimo Valley were known to their neighbors? Across the United States, tribal names were often derived from the name a group was given by their neighbors. Perhaps this was the case for the “live oak people,” too.
From Randall Milliken’s June 2009 technical paper “Ethnohistory and Ethnogeography of the Coast Miwok and Their Neighbors, 1783-1840”
From Randall Milliken’s June 2009 technical paper “Ethnohistory and Ethnogeography of the Coast Miwok and Their Neighbors, 1783-1840”
From the Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin’s 1993 title “Interviews with Tom Smith and Maria Copa”
From the Miwok Archeological Preserve of Marin’s 1993 title “Interviews with Tom Smith and Maria Copa”
From C.H. Merriam’s “Dawn of the World: Myths and Tales of the Miwok Indians of California,” published in 1910.
From Barrett’s piece The Ethno - Geography of the Pomo and Neighbouring Indians
