Nature
The Muwekma Ohlone lived near this big body of water in California.
What is the San Francisco Bay?
The Muwekma Ohlone helped the environment by planting and protecting this resource.
What are trees?
These are special places where the Muwekma Ohlone buried their ancestors.
What are burial grounds?
This plant was used by the Muwekma Ohlone to make baskets and tools.
What is willow?
The Spanish colonizers introduced these animals, which overgrazed native plants and disrupted the Muwekma Ohlone’s ecosystem.
What are cattle or livestock?
This was the main nut the Muwekma Ohlone gathered and ate from oak trees.
What are acorns?
The Muwekma Ohlone believed the land was not owned but shared. This is called what?
What is communal land?
These ancient mounds are sacred to the Muwekma Ohlone and hold artifacts and remains.
What are shellmounds?
The Muwekma Ohlone ate the meat and used the fur of this small, common animal.
What are rabbits?
The Muwekma Ohlone’s traditional land management practices, such as controlled burns, were banned by the Spanish, leading to the overgrowth of these.
What are shrubs or invasive plants?
This animal was hunted by the Muwekma Ohlone for food and clothing.
What are deer?
he Muwekma Ohlone took only what they needed from the land to avoid this problem.
What is overharvesting?
The Muwekma Ohlone teach people about their sacred places through this type of activity.
What are educational programs?
The Muwekma Ohlone took good care of plants and animals so they could keep this in balance.
What is the ecosystem?
Colonization brought this type of farming, which replaced the Muwekma Ohlone’s sustainable food practices.
What is large-scale agriculture?
The Muwekma Ohlone fished in these types of natural waterways.
What are rivers and streams?
The Muwekma Ohlone used small fires to help plants grow. This is called what?
What is controlled burning?
The Muwekma Ohlone work hard to protect their special sites from this kind of building activity.
What is construction?
This was an important food source for the Muwekma Ohlone that lived in rivers.
What are fish?
The Spanish settlers drained or altered these important wetland areas, harming native fish and plants that the Muwekma Ohlone relied on.
What are marshes?
The Muwekma Ohlone used this plant to make boats and mats.
What is tule?
The Muwekma Ohlone cared for the land to keep it healthy for these future people.
What are their children or future generations?
This government rule helps protect the Muwekma Ohlone’s sacred lands.
What is the National Historic Preservation Act?
The Muwekma Ohlone used this root, often called ___root, to clean and make brushes.
word rhymes with HOPE
What is soaproot?
These non-native plants were introduced by the Spanish and often outcompeted native species important to the Muwekma Ohlone.
What are invasive species (European grasses)