Tribal life
This is the shape of the wickiups the tribes lived in.
What is dome-shaped?
This food, found in abundance in the western territory, was the most important part of the diet.
What are acorns?
The California Intermountains are located between this mountain range to the west and the Rockies to the east.
What are the Sierra Nevada/Cascade ranges?
True or False? The climate was so cold that everyone wore heavy clothing all the time.
What is False?
This tribe's name is shared with a place in California that comes from the Konkow Maidu language.
What is Concow?
Name one of the three tribes that lived in this culture group.
Who are the Pomo, Yurok, or Hupa?
These bitter chemicals had to be removed from acorn flour to make it safe to eat.
What are tannins?
This natural resource was so plentiful that some families owned specific trees and passed them down for generations.
What are oak trees? (or acorns)
In their creation story, this animal is the trickster figure who made death a part of life.
Who is Coyote?
The tribes are known as the "First..." for their advanced techniques in managing the land.
Who are the "First Environmentalists"?
To hunt rabbits, tribes would chase them into these, which could be up to 500 feet long.
What are nets?
Besides meat, rabbit pelts were crucial for making these to stay warm in winter.
What are coats? (or winter coats)
The climate in this region is described as having hot, dry summers and these kinds of winters.
What are cold winters?
This art form was a major part of society, used for transporting items, storing food, and expressing culture.
What is basket weaving?
Modern ecological advancements are now recognizing native people for this type of advanced knowledge.
What is land management? (or environmental knowledge)
What material did the Yurok use to separate layers of dried salmon while storing it?
What are aromatic tree leaves?
This method, using a sand-lined basin, was used to remove tannins from acorn flour.
What is cold-water leaching?
To ensure their fishing sites always had water, the Yokuts would do this to small streams.
What is redirect them?
According to the myth, the wise creator wanted to make things right, but this other figure interfered.
Who is Coyote?
The range between the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade is called a "water tower" because it drives this and agricultural development.
What is massive infrastructure?
This Hupa practice shows how tribes adapted after the arrival of settlers and the Gold Rush.
What is adopting clothing and tools?
What animal, prized for its meat, was hunted from the sea or collected when stranded on the shore?
What are sea lions? (or stranded whales)
This was the main environmental issue in the area, caused by the dry climate and excessive underbrush.
What are fires?
Besides food, acorns were so significant that tribes held these specifically to guarantee a good harvest.
What are ceremonies?
These traditions, like basket weaving, show the resilience and adaptability of the tribes.
What are enduring legacies? (or basket weaving traditions)