The Shasta Indians of California and Their Neighbors,9780879612214

The Shasta Indians of California and Their Neighbors

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ISBN13: 9780879612214
ISBN10: 0879612215
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1992-07-01
Publisher(s): Gem Guides Book Co
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Summary

-- & Their Neighbors. By Elizabeth Renfro. The Shasta Indians dwelled in relative peace with their neighbors for untold generations until the miners and settlers arrived and utterly disrupted their way of life. Under the shadow of sacred Mount Shasta, or Wyeka, the unique Shastan culture had flourished. Origins, community life, subsistence activities, ceremonies, marriage, birth and death are carefully explained.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements 3(6)
Introduction 6(1)
A Creation Story
6(2)
The Shastan Tribes
8(2)
About this Book
10(3)
The Shastan Tribes: Their Place Among California Indians
13(10)
Before the Pastin: Pre-contact Lifeways
23(60)
Village and Village Structures
25(7)
Food (gathering, fishing, hunting)
32(9)
Appearance, Clothing, Ornamentation
41(5)
Travel
46(3)
Games
49(4)
Marriage
53(2)
Crafts
55(5)
Pregnancy and Childbirth
60(3)
Childhood and Puberty
63(5)
Shamans and Healing Rituals
68(9)
Death and Burial
77(6)
Mythology
83(6)
``Why the Animals Are Hot-Blooded''
85(1)
``Why Frogs Are in the Water''
86(1)
``Blue Jay''
87(2)
An Enduring People: The Shastan Tribes, 1820s to Present
89(14)
First White Contacts
91(1)
Mid-1800s: The Goldrush and Its Aftermath
91(6)
``We Shall Live Again'': The 1870s Ghost Dance Movements
97(2)
Government Relations and Cultural Survival
99(4)
The Shastan Tribes' Neighbors
103(10)
Northern Neighbors: Takelma and Rogue River Athabascans
103(2)
Eastern Neighbors: Klamath and Modoc
105(2)
Southeastern Neighbors: The Achomawi
107(1)
Southern Neighbors: The Wintu and the Chimariko
108(2)
Western Neighbors: Hupa and Karuk
110(3)
Glossary 113(8)
Selected Bibliography and Suggested Readings 121

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