California Indians and their environment an introduction

Capturing the vitality of California's unique indigenous cultures, this major new introduction incorporates the extensive research of the past thirty years into an illuminating, comprehensive synthesis for a wide audience. Based in part on new archaeological findings, it tells how the Californi...

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Hlavní autori:	Lightfoot, Kent, Parrish, Otis
Médium:	E-kniha Kniha
Jazyk:	English
Vydavateľské údaje:	Berkeley, Calif University of California Press 2009
Vydanie:	1
Edícia:	California natural history guides
Predmet:	basketry biological diversity Biological Sciences California California > Environmental conditions > History ceremony chiefs cordage cultural diversity cultural history dances diversity Ecology Environmental conditions environmental sciences environmentalism ethnobiology ethnobotany Ethnoecology-California feasts fire food History HISTORY / Indigenous / General Human ecology Human ecology > California > History Hunting Hunting and gathering societies Hunting and gathering societies > California Indians of North America Indians of North America > California > Hunting Indians of North America > California > Social life and customs Indians of North America-Hunting-California indigenous cultures Indigenous peoples Indigenous peoples > Ecology > California indigenous religions master craftspeople medicine migration native americans native americans in california native californians natural environment natural resources NATURE NATURE / General Social life and customs sustainability united states of america indigenous cultures natural resources environmentalism cultural diversity master craftspeople cordage biological diversity basketry dances native americans in california diversity united states of america chiefs ethnobiology fire california indigenous peoples indigenous religions natural environment medicine sustainability native californians ethnobotany food native americans cultural history ceremony migration environmental sciences feasts
ISBN:	9780520244719, 0520256905, 0520244710, 9780520256903, 9780520942288, 0520942280
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Shrnutí:	Capturing the vitality of California's unique indigenous cultures, this major new introduction incorporates the extensive research of the past thirty years into an illuminating, comprehensive synthesis for a wide audience. Based in part on new archaeological findings, it tells how the California Indians lived in vibrant polities, each boasting a rich village life including chiefs, religious specialists, master craftspeople, dances, feasts, and ceremonies. Throughout, the book emphasizes how these diverse communities interacted with the state's varied landscape, enhancing its already bountiful natural resources through various practices centered around prescribed burning. A handy reference section, illustrated with more than one hundred color photographs, describes the plants, animals, and minerals the California Indians used for food, basketry and cordage, medicine, and more. At a time when we are grappling with the problems of maintaining habitat diversity and sustainable economies, we find that these native peoples and their traditions have much to teach us about the future, as well as the past, of California.
Bibliografia:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 391-449) and index
ISBN:	9780520244719 0520256905 0520244710 9780520256903 9780520942288 0520942280
DOI:	10.1525/9780520942288