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Pasquala Chapter 2

Men in Moccasins. Pasquala Chapter 2. The tule elk is one of two subspecies of elk native to California. Tule elk. Stalks of hala. Stalk: the main part of the stem A small b amboo plant, that grew along the river banks. Motar and pestle.

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Pasquala Chapter 2

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  1. Men in Moccasins Pasquala Chapter 2

  2. The tuleelk is one of two subspecies of elk native to California. Tule elk

  3. Stalks of hala • Stalk: the main part of the stem • A small bamboo plant, that grew along the river banks

  4. Motar and pestle • The mortar is the bowl made of hard wood, or ceramic or stone. • The pestle is a heavy club-shaped object, used for crushing and grinding.

  5. heaping • Put in a pile. • Heaping duck eggs

  6. Stone wedge • A piece of stone that is thin at one end and thick at the other. • I heard one of the men say he wanted to trade a stone wedge for the glass-like obsidian found in the mountains

  7. obsidian • a hard, dark, glasslike volcanic rock formed by solid lava from the volcano. • Obsidian is found in the mountains. • They make the best arrowheads

  8. Cedar wood • The best bow maker in our village talked about how bows made from cedar wood were very strong and lasted many years.

  9. Arrowshafts • The long part of the arrow.

  10. yapping • A sharp, high pitched bark. • With the village dogs yapping at our heels, I ran with the other children to meet the group of men who soon came on foot down the river trail.

  11. Shoshone tribe • Eastern tribe

  12. Heavy things carried in a bags The heavily-burdened shoshones were bent under the weight of large net sacks filled with trade goods. Heavily-burdened sacks

  13. Raccoon skin • Hung over each mans’ shoulder was a raccoon skin quiver filled with arrows.

  14. A track or path for people to follow especially in the woods. trail

  15. An opened-sided shelter ramada

  16. bargain • Something that you by for less than the usual price.

  17. Halaarrowshafts • An arrowshaft made out of hala tree.

  18. Carved stone scraper • Stone tool used for scraping.

  19. Bracken fern roots • Bracken is a large fern, sometimes growing over three feet tall. • Instead of the usual leaves, ferns have fronds, made up of smaller leaflets

  20. Abalone shell necklace • A large sea snail with a flat shell whose meat people eat and whose shell lining is shiny like a peal.

  21. Chia seeds • Chia seeds come from a flowering plant in the mint family that's native to Mexico and Guatemala, and history suggests it was a very important food crop for the Aztecs. 

  22. Willow trees • A tree with narrow leaves and thin branches that bend easily. Willows are often found near water.

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