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Lassen Tour Historic and Pre-historic Environments
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Prehistoric Environments Weaverville Area Lassen Area Shasta Area Lava Beds Area
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Native Material Cultures Shelters Foods: Protein Foods: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruits Clothing & Accessories Utilities
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Shelters Bark conical shelters Semi-subterranean dirt shelters Dome-shaped brush shelters Plank houses Sweat lodges
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Food: Protein Fish --- Salmon, Steelhead, Eel, Trout Deer Waterfowl Bear Smaller Birds & Mammals --- Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, etc.
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Food: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruit Acorn Pine nuts Seeds Fresh greens Tuberous plants Berries
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Clothing & Accessories California Nudity Breach cloths and aprons Winter clothing Ceremonial clothing Accessories --- Facial tattoos, necklaces, etc.
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Utilities Basketry --- twining & coiling (cooking, eating, storage, caps, gathering & burden) Hunting equipment --- bows, arrows, spears, snares, nets Fishing equipment --- nets, harpoons, lines&hooks Child carriers Cordage
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Native Political & Social Culture Political Hierarchy --- “Head Man” Spiritual Hierarchy --- “Priests” and Shamans Marriage and Family Customs Rituals --- “First Fruits”, “World Renewal”, & Coming-of-Age World Views and Origin Concepts Storytelling Traditions
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Historic Events & Environments Relative lateness of American and European Intervention Trapping & Hunting [early 1800s] Mineral Exploitation [middle 1800s] Ranching, Farming, & Forestry [middle-to- late 1800s] Impact on Native Communities
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Impact of Historic Intervention Disease --- Lack of Immunity Loss of Habitat Resources --- Starvation vs Cultural Adaptation Armed Conflict --- Movements Aiming at Removal or Extermination Different Positions of Federal and State Governments
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