Language
What are the two main dialects of the Kumeyaay people?
Ipai (from the north) and Tipai (from the south)
What are some examples of large animals the Kumeyaay people would hunt?
Deer, mountain sheep, and antelope
What shape did they build their homes into?
What was their primary food source?
Acorns!
What is the name of the leader of each group?
What does "Ipai" and "Tipai" means in their own dialects?
They both mean "the people" in their dialects.
What are some examples of small animals the Kumeyaay would hunt?
Rabbits, birds, and squirrels
What were the Kumeyaay homes called?
'Ewaa
What are other plant foods they ate?
Pine nuts, chia seeds, berries, grasses, root bulbs, and onions
What are the two main village types?
What is another name the Kumeyaay people went by?
Digueno
What materials did they build their home out of?
Willow branches and leaves, rule reeds, stones
What were the women's skirts made out of originally?
Willow or elderberry bark skirts
What were all villages located near?
A water source!
What is the other name the Kumeyaay people went by?
Kamia
What tools would they use to hunt small animals?
They would use traps and nets and specialized rabbit sticks.
What are some things the Kumeyaay kept inside of their homes?
Small indoor fires for warmth and tule reed mats or rabbit skin blankets for sleeping
What did the men wear?
Hide breechcloth or fiber belts
What did the Kwaaypaay do?
They managed religious, political and economic activities.
Name preferences vary among groups based on historical connections.
Give details on how the Kumeyaay would fish? (What tools, where, etc.)
They used nets, hooks, and spears with stone points. They build tule reed boats. They gathered shellfish from tide pools.
How did the mountain dwelling Kumeyaay homes differ from the others?
They used bark slab construction instead.
What type of jewelry did they wear most?
Shell bead necklaces (clam, abalone, olivella)
Who helped the Kwaaypaay make decisions?