1. NATIVE AMERICANS A study of California Native American tribes and cultures

2. WHAT IS CULTURE?  Culture is what makes each individual group unique  Food  Clothes  Art  Houses  Language  Religious Beliefs

3. CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS

4. MAIDU  Location: East Sacramento Valley, placer county, Roseville  Houses were built down into the ground  Made from, wood, bark, and dirt

5. MAIDU ROUNDHOUSE  The Roundhouse was a meeting place used for important ceremonies and dances.

6. MAIDU- FOOD  Maidu were hunter gatherers  Hunted wild game  Deer, Squirrels, rabbits, pigeons, dove  Fished in the local rivers  Salmon, trout and steelhead  Nuts  Acorns, pine nuts  Fruits and Veggies  Blackberries, strawberries, plums, grapes, corms and root vegetables

7. MAIDU TOOLS  Mortar  Used to grind nuts into powder for cooking  Digging Stick  Used to dig root vegetables out of the ground  Obsidian Arrowheads  hunting  Flintstone Knives  Cutting various things

8. MAIDU ART  Baskets  Storage  cooking  Bowls  traps

9. MAIDU CLOTHES  Men wore loin cloths  Made of leather or woven tule grass  Women wore skirts/aprons  Made of woven bark and woven tule grass  During cold months men and women would wear leather and fur robes and usually would wear leather moccasins

10. CHUMASH  Location: Southern California: Los Angeles, Santa Barbara  Their house was called an “Ap” and looked like a dome  Made willow vines, tall grass, branches and cat tails

11. CHUMASH SWEATHOUSE  Called an “Apa yik”  Mostly used by men  Used for Ceremonies  Purify and cleanse the body

12. CHUMASH FOOD  Fishing  Over 100 types of fish along the ocean and rivers  Shellfish including abalone, clams, and mussels  Sea Mammals- otter, seals  Hunting  Wild game such as bear, deer, squirrel, rabbit, water fowl  Gathering  Acorns- ***Warm Acorn Soup***  Seaweed, root veggies

13. CHUMASH TOOLS  Spear- catching fish and wild game  Bow and Arrow- catching fish and wild game  Net- catching fish  Mortar- grinding nuts  Fish Hook- made from abalone and mussel shells

14. CHUMASH TRAVEL  Built wooden canoes called : “Tomols”  Used for travel between coastal towns  Used for fishing

15. MAIDU ART  Baskets  Storage  cooking  Bowls  traps  Water baskets

16. CHUMASH CLOTHES  Men wore loin cloths  Made of leather or woven tule grass  Women wore skirts/aprons  Made of woven bark and woven tule grass  During cold months men and women would wear leather and fur robes and usually would wear leather moccasins