NATAMST 90 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Plains And Sierra Miwok, Yokutsan Languages, Mono People

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Native American Studies
• Course: NATAMST 90
• Professor: Diane Pearson

Document Summary

Native american first mid-term study guide - fall 2018. 1: discuss the importance of california deer-grass to california indian basket making. Be sure to discuss what happened to california deer-grasses, how american indians utilized the grass, and why california indians want to re-establish deer-grass. Be sure to address the historical role that fires set by california indians played in maintaining the grass. Importance of california deergrass to california indian basket making: Wide historical use as a basketry material by at least 20 california indian tribes. Most important native bunchgrass utilized for foundation material in coiled baskets. Weavers use deergrass culms in coiled baskets, but the grass is increasingly difficult to find in part because of conflicting land uses. Overgrazing by livestock, off-road vehicles, droughts, state or country scraping of roadsides, herbicide spraying, channelization and damming of streams, agriculture, and urban development.