The Yuroks

1. The Yuroks By: Kathy Fusco

2. Where the California Indians Came From • Glaciers • Huge slow moving-masses of ice • Nomads • a person who keeps moving from one place to another www.cnr.colostate.edu/

3. They followed the food! • As the animals left the areas the Asians followed them across glaciers into North America. Let’s go

4. Routes of Early Californians • Asia • Alaska • California • South America

5. Lived • Klammath River • Northern California • Very Rainy

6. Housing • Wooden Houses • Slanted roofed houses to allow water to run off

7. Food • Salmon • So plentiful you could walk across their backs • Weir • Fence used to trap the fish • Women dried it so it would last a long time • Wild Animals • Acorns • Ground into flour

8. Clothing • Men • Deerskin loincloth • Moccasins with elk hide heels • Women • Knee length deerskin skirts heavily decorated

9. Arts and Crafts • Basket weaving • Wood Carving • Canoe Making

10. Religion • Shaman • Would open the salmon hunting season and the tribe would need to catch enough salmon to last the entire year.

11. Money and Wealth • Denatlium Shells were used as currancy • Obsidian blades, woodpecker scalps and albino deerskins were considered valuable

12. Trade • Barter System with other tribes

13. Fun Facts • “Yurok” means “down river” in Karok • Yuroks speak in Algonquain

14. Compared to the Mojave the Yuroks are: • Mountain Tribe • River Traders • Dealt with weather • Solely Hunters and Gatherers

15. Comprehension Questions • How did the Asians become California Indians? • Where did the Yurok settle? • What did the men and women wear? • What types of crafts did the Yuroks make? • What type of trade did the Yuroks do? • What does “Yurok” mean?

16. Works sited • www.hbschool.com • www.ncidc.org/ • www.cwrl.utexas.edu • www.turtletrack.org/ • www.dot.ca.gov/ • www.rcwconline.com/ • www.cnr.colostate.edu • http://emuseum.mnsu.edu/cultural/northamerica/yurok.html