The Natural World of the California IndiansThis information-packed guide describes patterns of village life, and covers such subjects as Indian tools and artifacts, hunting techniques, and food. |
Contents
Tribes Languages and Territories | 1 |
Regional Lifeways | 28 |
Ecological Types of California | 57 |
The Food Quest | 82 |
Material Culture | 114 |
Archaeology | 158 |
Ancient California Indian Art Objects | 185 |
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The Natural World of the California Indians Robert F. Heizer,Albert B. Elsasser Limited preview - 1980 |
Common terms and phrases
Achomawi acorns animals archaeological arrow Atsugewi basketry baskets bone Cahuilla Cali California Indians California tribes Central California charmstones Chumash Coast Miwok Coast Ranges coastal Colorado River Costanoan County Courtesy Coyote culture Cupeño deer desert Diegueño feathers FIGURE fish food resources Food-berries Food-leaves Food-roots Food-seeds foothill fornia Gabrielino gathering Grass groups Hokan human hunters hunting Hupa Juaneño Karok Klamath River land leaves lived lower Luiseño Maidu mammals medicine Medicine-leaves medicine-roots Mesquite Milling Stone mission Modoc Mohave mortars mountains Museum of Anthropology native natural Northern Northwestern California numbers obsidian ocean Paiute Patwin Penutian Pomo population prehistoric probably projectile points region rock roots Sacramento salmon San Dieguito San Joaquin Santa Barbara seeds shell Sierra Miwok Sierra Nevada Southern California Spanish stems territory Tolowa trees tribal tribelet Tule University of California Valley village Wailaki Wappo Wild Wintun Wiyot Yokuts Yuki Yurok