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plural Pomo or Pomos
: a member of a group of Indigenous peoples of northern California
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: any of the family of languages spoken by the Pomo
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Daniel’s tribe, the Coyote Valley Band of Pomo Indians, has pushed to rein in the cutting — spearheaded by his late great-grandmother, Priscilla Hunter.
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Lozano is Navajo, Arapaho and Pomo, with relatives who include past leaders in the Bay Area Native American community.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
Excellent Pizzeria list includes Pomo in Phoenix, Scottsdale 50 Top Pizza also puts out an Excellent Pizzeria list, a roundup of spots that did not make the Top 50 but that the judges recommend and consider excellent.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
The 72-year-old Sarris lives on Sonoma Mountain, where Coyote decided to create the world, with a view towards the Pacific Ocean and territory that was once home to some 20,000 Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo people.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
The native Pomo tribe was living in that area long before American settlers arrived, so naturally the style of that time speaks to tribal ways.
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 15 May 2024
The Scottsdale resident's daughter had her Sunrise Dance at Oak Flat, and he and his family honor both Pomo and Apache culture.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
Forward, a member of the Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, worked in product design at Facebook before becoming the CEO of Natives Rising.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Police officers in Santa Rosa had responded around 3:40 p.m. Thursday to a home in the 500 block of Pomo Trail for a report of a possible homicide.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2023
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Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 10 May 2026
Lozano is Navajo, Arapaho and Pomo, with relatives who include past leaders in the Bay Area Native American community.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 7 Dec. 2025
Excellent Pizzeria list includes Pomo in Phoenix, Scottsdale 50 Top Pizza also puts out an Excellent Pizzeria list, a roundup of spots that did not make the Top 50 but that the judges recommend and consider excellent.
—Bahar Anooshahr, AZCentral.com, 4 July 2025
The 72-year-old Sarris lives on Sonoma Mountain, where Coyote decided to create the world, with a view towards the Pacific Ocean and territory that was once home to some 20,000 Coast Miwok and Southern Pomo people.
—Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 18 July 2024
The native Pomo tribe was living in that area long before American settlers arrived, so naturally the style of that time speaks to tribal ways.
—Christine Lennon, Sunset Magazine, 15 May 2024
The Scottsdale resident's daughter had her Sunrise Dance at Oak Flat, and he and his family honor both Pomo and Apache culture.
—The Arizona Republic, 29 Feb. 2024
Forward, a member of the Cloverdale Rancheria of Pomo Indians, worked in product design at Facebook before becoming the CEO of Natives Rising.
—Rebekah Bastian, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
Police officers in Santa Rosa had responded around 3:40 p.m. Thursday to a home in the 500 block of Pomo Trail for a report of a possible homicide.
—Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 5 Nov. 2023
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“Pomo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Pomo. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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