1. THE SALINAN NATION

2. Homeland
~ They lived next to the Chumash and the Yakut they also live in San Antonio and Vacimo
Their territory included the Diablo Temblor
Homelands were located in California

3. CRAFTS
SALINAN made their baskets out of deer and bunch grass , brake fern, willow and tule
Their baskets could be used for cooking, storing and gathering

4. SOCIETY The SALINAN were divided into clans
Animal totems - bear and deer are two of them.
SALINAN fathers passed their totems on to their children

5. FAMILY SALINAN villages were made up of extended families
Survival of the people depended on each member of the family
Each member had their own responsibilities

6. FOOD The SALINAN hunted fish and gathered their own food
The SALINAN hunted animals like prong horn, mule, deer and elk

7. Children Children learned useful skills by watching
The SALINAN carried their babies in wooden baskets
They made these baskets using twine method.

8. MYTHS
My myth is about a hawk and a raven. They were trying to make the world safer.

9. Clothing In the warmer days the SALINAN hardly wore clothes
Men and women wore robes

10. WAR The SALINAN were peace loving people They maintained peace
The YOKUT lived north of the SALINAN

11. CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS
~The SALINAN welcomed the first Europeans ~The SALINAN first came into contact with the Europeans in the 1600s

12. LEADERS There were many SALINAN leaders
They held people and culture together
Today the SALINAN leaders are doing the same thing

13. BIBLIOGRAPHY
Gray-KanaTiosh, Barbara. Salinan. ABDO Publishing Company, 2004.