History - Social Studies Standard 4.2

  

Students describe the social, political, cultural, and economic life and interactions among people of California from the pre-Columbian societies to the Spanish mission and Mexican rancho periods. 

 

1. Discuss the major nations of California Indians, including their geographic distribution, economic activities, legends, and religious beliefs, and describe how they depended on, adapted to, and modified the physical environment by cultivation of land and use of sea resources.

  

Internet Resources

  

California Tribes Map

 

California Indians and Their Reservations: An Online Dictionary

 

The First Californians - California Historical Society

 

California Indians - Oakland Museum of California

 

California Indians - Four Directions Institute

 

California Indian Baskets - California State Parks

 

California Indians and Land Regions - An Eduplace interactive map

 

California's Native People

 

Native American Lore

 

 

Cahuilla

 

Cahuilla Cultural History - Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians

 

Cahuilla - Four Directions Institute

 

The Agua Caliente band of Cahuilla Indians

 

Cahuilla - How Big Were their Footprints? (Excellent teacher created site with good images)

 

Cahuilla Legends

 

 

Chumash

 

Chumash Indian Life - Santa Barbara Museum of History

 

Chumash Food

 

Chumash Indians - Lompoc Museum

 

Chumash History - Wishtoya Foundation

 

Artifacts

 

Chumash Indians - Cal Poly

 

Chumash Rock Art

 

Chumash Indians - EMuseum

 

Chumash Indians - Four Directions Institute

 

Hupa

 

Hupa - Four Directions Institute

 

Hupa Indian Culture and History

 

Hupa Tribal History

 

 

Maidu

 

The Maidu

 

Maidu Indians - Nevada County

 

Maidu Indians - Penn Valley Area Chamber of Commerce

 

Maidu - Four Directions Institute

 

 

 

Miwok

 

Coastal Miwok

 

Culture: Coast Miwok - Point Reyes Ecosystem Fieldtrip

 

Miwok Indian Baskets

 

Miwok - Four Directions Institute

 

Miwok History - Angel Island

 

 

Mohave

 

Mohave Indians

 

Mohave Indian Fact Sheet

 

Mohave Memories - Mohave Museum

 

Mojave - Four Directions Institute

 

Modoc

 

Modoc - EMuseum

 

Modoc History

 

Modoc Indian Legends

 

 

Ohlone

 

Ohlone Culture - Native-Languages

 

The Costanoans, the Ohlone, and Prehistory of San Francisco Bay - a National Park Service site

 

Ohlone Indians - City of Belmont

 

Muwekma: The People

 

A Look at the Ohlone Indians - Monterey County Historical Society

 

Ohlone Indians - Santa Clara University

 

Coastanoans (Ohlone) - Four Directions Institute

 

Ohlone Indian Ceremonial Dance - Image from 1806

 

Owens Valley Paiute-Shoshone

 

Bishop Paiute Tribe

 

Lone Pine Paiute-Shoshone

 

Pomo

 

Pomo - EMuseum

 

Pomo Indian Baskets

 

 

Yokuts

 

Yokuts - Royal Oaks Elementary Webquest 

 

The Tachi Yokut Tribe

 

Yokuts - Four Directions Institute

 

Yokuts - EMuseum

 

 

Yurok

 

Yurok Indian Fact Sheet

 

Yurok - Four Directions Institute 

 

Yurok - EMuseum

 

Yurok Baskets

 

Yurok Legends

 

 

 

Web Projects

 

California Indians: A WebQuest of Inquiry and Discovery

"This WebQuest focuses on the people who lived in California thousands of years ago. It looks at tribes from different regions of California and asks the essential question: How did the native Californians survive using natural resources?"  This webquest provides a wonderful, standards-based activity for students.  The webquest also has numerous Native California links and information on the expository writing process.