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Diegueño is a name the Spanish called the Indians. But the Diegueños called themselves

Diegueño is a name the Spanish called the Indians. But the Diegueños called themselves Kumeyaay. acorn. mortar & pestle for grinding acorns. Acorns before being crushed. Rocks used for crushing acorns. rabbit skin blanket. weir fishing. weir fishing.

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Diegueño is a name the Spanish called the Indians. But the Diegueños called themselves

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  1. Diegueño is a name the Spanish called the Indians. But the Diegueños called themselves Kumeyaay.

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  3. acorn

  4. mortar & pestlefor grinding acorns

  5. Acorns before being crushed.

  6. Rocks used for crushing acorns.

  7. rabbit skin blanket

  8. weir fishing

  9. weir fishing

  10. Agave was used for nets and huts.

  11. Agave fiber skirt

  12. agave sandals

  13. scallops

  14. lobster

  15. clams

  16. hut

  17. hut

  18. San Diego RiverMost Kumeyaay lived on the river. They used it as transportation.

  19. Bow strings made with agave fiber

  20. fish net made of agave fiber

  21. cooking ollassmall necks prevented evaporation of liquids

  22. The Kumeyaay spoke Yuman (not English)

  23. Women were the potters(pot makers) and basket weavers.

  24. Both girls and boys learned the use of the pointed throwing stick to hunt rabbits.

  25. Both men and women gathered acorns and pine nuts.

  26. Men and women wore “burden baskets” on their heads to carry provisions (food).

  27. Some baskets were used to sift acorn powder.

  28. Kumeyaay believed that bears and eagles were sacred (holy).

  29. Kumeyaay believed that porpoises were the “guardians of the world.”

  30. The Kumeyaay used rabbit skin blankets.

  31. Modern Kumeyaay showing traditional clothing.

  32. Kumeyaay sandals and carrying bags made of agave plant fibers.

  33. Cooking ollas

  34. Playing peon

  35. Created by:Geneva Hultenius2008

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