Gabrielino Walk By, Ariana Chen
String Making Most important tool Used for tying arrowheads to sticks, to make nets for hunting, for houses, baskets, and clothes Made from sinew or grasses
Music Used at ceremonies Instruments made from shells, animal bones, and sticks
Drilling/Games Gabrielinos drilled holes in shells Shells used for money and jewelry Two games the children played -A dice game played with walnut shells -Guessing game with 2 animal bones hidden in hands
Hunting Used nets to catch ducks and fish Used rabbit sticks to kill small animals, like rabbits and squirrels
Storytelling/Legend Gabrielinos told legends to the children and passed the stories down to each generation One legend was about why the earth shakes
Nature Walk Plants used for drink, food, and healing - Lemonberry-sour drink Yucca plant- shampoo, string Cherry Pits-smashed to make flour Acorns-mush Blacksage-bug spray, bug bites Cedar Plant-deodorant Red Bud-helps cure diarrhea