Social
Naming traditions are not ceremonial for children in this tribe when they receive their first name
What is Modoc
This number is an incredibly commonly used feature and is important to the Klamath/Modoc peoples
What is the number 5
The Modoc consider this name to be the most important, typically given by parents in infancy
This commonly played game amongst schoolchildren today was also played by Modoc children
What is Cat's Cradle
These terms are what people typically used in place of names
What are Kinship terms
This restriction was present for both girls and boys during puberty rites
Touching face/head. One must use a stick
Modoc/Klamath children will never be named after this
What is a deceased person
Funeral ash was once up to twelve feet in height. What happened to change the height of the ash
White settlers searched for items not burned in the ashes
Puberty dances were given only to the daughters of chiefs and other wealthy peoples; these were ceremonial. In modern times we expect this type of dance that was not a practice in pre reservation times for the Modoc/Klamath people
What are Social Dances
A lodge/home was burned when someone died. The Modoc also reportedly practiced this act
Stones being tossed on the spot of the burned home as a marker