Maidu Indians PowerPoint Presentation

1. Maidu Indians PowerPoint Presentation By Mia J. Lang

2. Clothing • Men wore a simple piece of deer skin around their hips in the summer, but other than that they didn’t wear much. • The Maidu women wore a double apron on the front and back. • The winter time Maidu tribe wore moccasins on their feet. Moccasins are made from deerskin, with a seam sewn up the front. They were stuffed with grass for more warmth. • The Maidu wore their hair long and lose, and men sometimes wore a hair net decorated with feathers. • Tattooing was popular many women Maidu did it. It was done by piercing the skin with a pine needle or a fish bone and rubbing in a dye or charcoal on it.

3. Food • They lived in the mountains and were good hunters. • The Maidu had hunting dogs and used many plants. Meat was roasted over an open fire or it was baked. • Stronger animals like deer, and elk were followed for days to be easier to catch. • Smaller animals were speared or caught in nets. • Many insects were eaten. • The Maidu ate most parts of plants like roots, leaves stems, or seeds. • Several kinds trees like oak, and huckleberry used for acorns. • The Maidu caught fish in nets or they speared.

4. House/Location • There houses were partly underground in the winter. • Some families shared houses. They built these houses in the spring, because the ground was soft. • The houses were round and about 20 to 40 feet. • They made temporary houses for hunting or gathering food in the summer. • They had no walls and had flat roofs with poles holding up the house. • The Maidu lived in northeastern California in Plumas county and southern Lassen county.

5. Tools/Trade • They burned the middle of a log to make it a canoe. • The Maidu used clamshells and disks for money. • Lots of tools like nets, bows, knives ,arrows, and spears were used for hunting. • They traded lots of tools, and shells with there neighbors.

6. Fun Facts • They had lots of dances for ceremonies or just for fun. • They used many flutes and whistles for music for the dancing.