The Natural World of the California Indians'{This Volume} offers an excellent introduction to the diversity of native cultures that once flourished in California and emphasizes the integration of those cultures with the various regional environments of the state. |
Contents
Tribes Languages and Territories | 1 |
Regional Lifeways | 28 |
Ecological Types of California | 57 |
The Food Quest | 82 |
Material Culture | 114 |
Archaeology | 158 |
Ancient California Indian Art Objects | 185 |
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The Natural World of the California Indians Robert F. Heizer,Albert B. Elsasser Limited preview - 1980 |
Common terms and phrases
Achomawi acorns animals archaeological arrow Atsugewi basketry baskets Cahuilla Cali California Indians California tribes Central California charmstones Chumash Coast Miwok Coast Ranges coastal Colorado River Costanoan County Coyote culture Cupeño deer desert Diegueño feathers FIGURE fish Food-berries Food-leaves Food-roots Food-seeds foothill fornia Gabrielino gathering Grass groups Hokan human hunters hunting Hupa Juaneño Karok Klamath River land leaves lived lower Luiseño Maidu mammals medicine Medicine-leaves medicine-roots Medicine-whole plant Mesquite Milling Stone mission Modoc Mohave mortars mountains Museum of Anthropology native natural Northern Northwestern California numbers Paiute Patwin Penutian Pomo population prehistoric probably projectile points R. H. Lowie Museum region rock roots Sacramento salmon San Dieguito San Joaquin Santa Barbara seeds shell Sierra Miwok Sierra Nevada Southern California Spanish stems territory Tolowa trees tribal tribelet Tule University of California Valley village Wailaki Wappo Wild Wintun Wiyot Yokuts Yuki Yurok