California Indians
The Native American Heritage of Los Angeles
When the Spanish explorer Juan Rodriquez Cabrillo arrived in what was to become Los Angeles in 1542, his ship anchored off Santa Catalina Island where […]
California Indians
Southern California Indian Games and Gaming (Photo Diary)
For the Native American people of Southern California, games and gambling were an important part of daily life. There were a number of gambling games […]
Southern California Tools of Life (Photo Diary)
Subsistence refers to how people obtained the calories which are needed to sustain life. Subsistence patterns are determined, in part, by the environment and the […]
California Women’s Woven Hats (Photo Diary)
While the Plains Indian feathered headdress has become the stereotypical image of American Indian headgear, there is little awareness of the headgear worn by Indian […]
The Cahuilla Continuum (Photo Diary)
The Cahuilla homeland in California was bounded on the north by the San Bernardino Mountains; on the south by the northern Borrego Desert; on the […]
The Northern California Jumping Dance
Throughout the world it is common to find ceremonies in which the participants seek to renew the world, its resources, and thus continue their prosperity […]
Cahuilla Life (Photo Diary)
One of the displays in The Cahuilla Continuum exhibit in the Riverside Metropolitan Museums shows some of the material culture associated with traditional Cahuilla daily […]
Pomo Indian Baskets (Photo Diary)
California Indian baskets are often considered the best in North America, and Pomo baskets are generally considered to be the best of the California baskets. […]
California Indian Baskets in the Maryhill Museum (Photo Diary)
The California culture area has the widest variety of native languages, ecological settings, and house types of any North American culture area. The shaded area […]
California Indian Baskets in the Maryhill Museum
The California culture area has the widest variety of native languages, ecological settings, and house types of any North American culture area. The shaded area […]