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Lassen Tour. Historic and Pre-historic Environments. Prehistoric Environments. Weaverville Area Lassen Area Shasta Area Lava Beds Area. Native Material Cultures. Shelters Foods: Protein Foods: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruits Clothing & Accessories Utilities. Shelters.
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Lassen Tour Historic and Pre-historic Environments
Prehistoric Environments • Weaverville Area • Lassen Area • Shasta Area • Lava Beds Area
Native Material Cultures • Shelters • Foods: Protein • Foods: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruits • Clothing & Accessories • Utilities
Shelters • Bark conical shelters • Semi-subterranean dirt shelters • Dome-shaped brush shelters • Plank houses • Sweat lodges
Food: Protein • Fish --- Salmon, Steelhead, Eel, Trout • Deer • Waterfowl • Bear • Smaller Birds & Mammals --- Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, etc.
Food: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruit • Acorn • Pine nuts • Seeds • Fresh greens • Tuberous plants • Berries
Clothing & Accessories • California Nudity • Breach cloths and aprons • Winter clothing • Ceremonial clothing • Accessories --- Facial tattoos, necklaces, etc.
Utilities • Basketry --- twining & coiling (cooking, eating, storage, caps, gathering & burden) • Hunting equipment --- bows, arrows, spears, snares, nets • Fishing equipment --- nets, harpoons, lines&hooks • Child carriers • Cordage
Native Political & Social Culture • Political Hierarchy --- “Head Man” • Spiritual Hierarchy --- “Priests” and Shamans • Marriage and Family Customs • Rituals --- “First Fruits”, “World Renewal”, & Coming-of-Age • World Views and Origin Concepts • Storytelling Traditions
Historic Events & Environments • Relative lateness of American and European Intervention • Trapping & Hunting [early 1800s] • Mineral Exploitation [middle 1800s] • Ranching, Farming, & Forestry [middle-to-late 1800s] • Impact on Native Communities
Impact of Historic Intervention • Disease --- Lack of Immunity • Loss of Habitat Resources --- Starvation vs Cultural Adaptation • Armed Conflict --- Movements Aiming at Removal or Extermination • Different Positions of Federal and State Governments