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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