[1] This massive inflow of people seeking fortune lead to settlers invading their land in the Sierra foothills; many of their hunting and gathering areas were then occupied.

[6] Spurred by the violence created by the newcomers onto Indigenous Californians' lands, the United States federal government negotiated three treaties with the Ione Miwok.

Some were able to survive by relocating and uniting with neighboring tribes in the Sierra foothills, which created amalgamated (merged groups of Native Americans) or by working as laborers on ranches.

[6] A 1915 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) census revealed 101 homeless Miwok people living around Ione.

[1] In 1994, Ada Deer wrote that the Ione Band of Miwok Indians was in fact recognized by the federal government.

[1] In 2012, the BIA approved an application by the tribe to put 228 acres of land in Amador County in trust.

[7] In 2015, two court cases[8][9] were settled in favor of the Ione Band of Miwok Indians allowing the 228.04-acre transfer to proceed.

The Miwok people lived peacefully for thousand of years throughout large portions of Northern and Central California.

However, some do not live on the Rancherias, but in intertribal communities where there are members of other tribes, while others reside in Northern California towns.

They hunted deer, black bear, elk, fowl, and small game such as rabbits, fish or quail.

Their traditional clothing incorporated loincloths woven from grass or bark fibers and animal hides, fur robes, and kilts during the colder seasons for the men.

Women traditionally wore front/back aprons created from the shredded willow bark, and their dresses usually were about calf length decorated with ornaments, tassels, shells, and quills.

The colors were dark pink or yellow and sewn together with darker brown feathers to create the headband that would be tied from the back.

the Miwoks lived in tule houses that were usually made up of cone-shaped frames of wooden poles placed over a hold that is dug into the ground.

[11] Dancing was very important to them and they performed in many occasions: when giving thanks, celebrating, and also in hopes of curing for the sick as well as prayers for the dead.

the Ione Band is still seeking future establishment of a gambling facility (casino) near Plymouth, California.