Lassen Tour Historic and Prehistoric Environments Prehistoric Environments

Lassen Tour Historic and Pre-historic Environments

Prehistoric Environments Weaverville Area n Lassen Area n Shasta Area n Lava Beds Area n

Native Material Cultures Shelters n Foods: Protein n Foods: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruits n Clothing & Accessories n Utilities n

Shelters Bark conical shelters n Semi-subterranean dirt shelters n Dome-shaped brush shelters n Plank houses n Sweat lodges n

Food: Protein Fish --- Salmon, Steelhead, Eel, Trout n Deer n Waterfowl n Bear n Smaller Birds & Mammals --- Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, etc. n

Food: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruit Acorn n Pine nuts n Seeds n Fresh greens n Tuberous plants n Berries n

Clothing & Accessories California Nudity n Breach cloths and aprons n Winter clothing n Ceremonial clothing n Accessories --- Facial tattoos, necklaces, etc. n

Utilities n n n 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 n n n 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 n Trapping & Hunting [early 1800 s] n Mineral Exploitation [middle 1800 s] n Ranching, Farming, & Forestry [middle-tolate 1800 s] n Impact on Native Communities n

Impact of Historic Intervention Disease --- Lack of Immunity n Loss of Habitat Resources --- Starvation vs Cultural Adaptation n Armed Conflict --- Movements Aiming at Removal or Extermination n Different Positions of Federal and State Governments n