Te'po'ta'ahl | |
|---|---|
 Miguelino family near Mission San Antonio de Padua | |
| Total population | |
| 681 (2000, census) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
 California | |
| Languages | |
| English, formerly Salinan | |
| Religion | |
| Salinan traditional narratives |
The Salinan are a Native American tribe whose ancestral territory is in the southern Salinas Valley and the Santa Lucia Range in the Central Coast of California. Today, the Salinan governments are now working toward federal tribal recognition from the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
