Pasquala Chapter 4

Pasquala Chapter 4Thunder in the EarthAnnualYearLoop sticks, stirring paddles, digging sticks, beddingI helped my mother fill her basket with loop sticks, stirring paddles, digging sticks, small baskets, skins for bedding, seeds, acorn and tule meal.Drilling sticksLeather pouchHeavily-loaded burden basketStrong woven tumplinea sling for carrying a load on the back, with a strap that passes around the forehead.

Raccon skin quivera case for carrying or holdingarrows

Made out of raccoon skin

Yippinggive a short, sharp cry or yelp

Several of the village dogs followed close at our heels yipping and barking excitedly.

marshlandsA wetland, often found at the edges of lakes and streams.

We traveled westward across the marshlands and down the slough thick and tules, we could see great herds of brown tule elk in the distance.

Red-winged blackbirdsOne of the most abundant birds across North America, and one of the most boldly colored, the Red-winged Blackbird is a familiar sight atop cattails, along soggy roadsides, and on telephone wires.

Valley a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it.

Trout a chiefly freshwater fish of the salmon family

Watercress a cress that grows in running water and whose pungent (powerful, strong) leaves are used in salad

Territory Any large area of land; a region, as in enemy territoryPine forests

slougha swamp.

I was used to the smell of marshes and sloughs in the valley of the Tules.

Pronoucned as sloo

Blue JaysBlue Jays are birds of forest edges. A favorite food is acorns, and they are often found near oaks, in forests, woodlots, towns, cities, parks.

scurriedmove hurriedly with short quick steps

I wanted to chase the chipmunks as they scurried up and down the tree trunks, but mother warned me to stay on the path close by her side.

Canyon a deep gorge(narrow valley between hills or mountains, typically with steep rocky walls and a stream running through it, typically one with a river flowing through it.

QuestionsWhy did the Yokuts travel to the seashore each year?To get to the seashore the Yokuts might have crossed a range of mountains are called the Temblor Range. Why do you think these mountains are called the Temblor Range? While the Yokuts were at the seashore, do you think they would have met Native people from other tribes? Why would other Indians be at the seashore?Temblor Range MoutainA mountain range within the California Coast Range, at the southwestern extremity of the San Joaquin Valley in California in the United States.

AnswersThe Yokuts traveled to the seashore to collect and dry enough shellfish to last them for one year.I thin the mountains are called the Temblor range because temblor means earthquake. Since there is an earthquake in the area, I think thats why they call it the Temblor Range.Yes, the Yokuts might have met Indians from other tribes. They are many different tribes like the Chumash, Salinan, Fernandeno, Alliklik, etc. Other tribes would have come to the sea shore to fish, gather seaweed, shells, driftwood.