Food
This animal was commonly eaten by California Indians.
Elk, deer, rabbit, fish, salmon, shellfish, etc
Stones were often used for grinding this plant part by the Central Area and Great Basin Area Indians.
Acorns
California Indians used these materials to build their homes.
Natural materials such as bark, wood, reeds, willow sticks, mud, etc
Myth
The way of life shared by a group of people.
Culture
Indians in the Central Area would gather and grind this food from Oak Trees.
Acorn
This item could be woven out of grasses and reeds.
A basket
California Indians of the Northwest area used this to build their homes.
Trees. Large planks of wood.
The study of people and their cultures.
Anthropology
To change one's way of life to fit the land and its resources.
Adapt
Salmon was an important food source for Indians from this region.
The Northwest Area
Canoes from this region were made of Redwood Trees.
The Northwest Area
In the winter, Indians from this region lived in cone-shaped in-ground houses.
Northeast Area
The Chumash villages could support a large number of people because they were located near this resource.
The coast, ocean
A high, flat landform that rises steeply from the land around it.
Plateau
Fish, seals, and sea lions were an important food source for Indians in coastal area of this region.
The Southern Area
Arrowheads made from this stone would have been valuable and used for trading.
Obsidian
Indians in the Central Region used these materials to build their homes.
Round poles covered in reeds or bark, bark slabs leaned on center posts,
Someone believed to be in contact with the spirit world.
Shaman
A hard, glassy rock that is formed when lava cools.
Obsidian
In this area California Indians practiced agriculture.
The Colorado River Area
Indians living in the Great Basin Area would have used this resource to make warm clothing for winter.
Animal fur, skins/ hides
In this region, Indians would live in homes with open sides during the winter.
The Colorado River Area
This food would have to be ground and soaked in water before it could be eaten.
Acorns
Nomad.