num_pages: 131
description: Miwok Means People contains a new and refreshing appraisal of Miwok life before it was rudely and completely dis­rupted by the influx of gold-seeking '49ers. It often is in sharp disagreement with the distorted impressions recorded by early writers, almost all of whom arrived well after the Gold Rush and observed a culture in total disarray. The author 's research revealed ample evidence that Miwok life was in complete harmony with nature. They knew the flora and fauna of their world and from them harvested the needs of food, clothing, shelter, tools, and medicine. They knew little of starvation, wars, or weapons of war. Their games were simple but pleasurable. Their medicines were innumerable and apparently ade­quate until the white man came. This book provides a new depth of understanding and an insight into the true Miwok way of life--a fundamental, uncomplicated way of living which holds increasing attraction for many today.
language: English
title: Miwok Means People: The Life and Fate of the Native Inhabitants of the California Gold Rush Country
titlecomplete: Miwok Means People: The Life and Fate of the Native Inhabitants of the California Gold Rush Country
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Valley Publishers