The Miwok
By: Jens Haakonsen
Series: Spotlight on the American Indians of California; Spotlight on the American Indians of California
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Published: 2018
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781538324660
Subjects: Miwok Indians; Juvenile literature; Indians of North America
Description: In this fascinating book readers will explore the traditional customs of the Miwok of California. The Miwok people once lived across California, living in a variety of different environments including coastal areas, portions of the Central Valley, and the Sierra Nevada. Readers will discover how the Miwok used the resources available to them to survive, and how conflict with outsiders transformed their lives. With primary sources to augment the text, this informative book is a strong supplement to the California social studies curriculum.
Notes: Includes index.

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Table of contents: title: Who are the Miwok?; title: Living off the land; title: How they cooked; title: Where they lived; title: Social structure; title: Government; title: Warfare; title: Religion; title: Arts and crafts; title: Dealing with the newcomers; title: The Spanish and Russian empires; title: A changing world; title: The Miwok today; title: Glossary.