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Exploring Lassen's Historic and Prehistoric Environments: Cultures, Customs, and Changes

Discover the rich tapestry of historic and prehistoric environments in the Lassen and Weaverville areas. This detailed overview covers native material cultures including shelters, foods, clothing, and utilities. Explore the dietary staples of local communities, from protein sources like fish and deer to grains and fruits. Delve into the political and social structures, rituals, and storytelling traditions that shaped these cultures. Learn about the effects of American and European interventions, including disease, habitat loss, and conflicts that impacted native communities.

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Exploring Lassen's Historic and Prehistoric Environments: Cultures, Customs, and Changes

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  1. Lassen Tour Historic and Pre-historic Environments

  2. Prehistoric Environments • Weaverville Area • Lassen Area • Shasta Area • Lava Beds Area

  3. Native Material Cultures • Shelters • Foods: Protein • Foods: Grains, Vegetables, & Fruits • Clothing & Accessories • Utilities

  4. Shelters • Bark conical shelters • Semi-subterranean dirt shelters • Dome-shaped brush shelters • Plank houses • Sweat lodges

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

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

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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. 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

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