Schoolwork: Nations Project Report
The Patwin were very different from us in some ways, while similar in others. They were hunter-gatherers, while we are farmers, but Patwin girls played with dolls, as many girls (and boys) do today. They ate a variety of different foods, including seafood, land meat, seeds, and nuts. Unlike us, though, they used mostly water-based transportation. Finally, as we do, the Patwin played both games and sports.
The Patwin Nation ate many different foods, including seafood, land meat, seeds, and nuts. Some of the Patwin lived close to the Sacramento River, so part of their diet was seafood. They caught salmon and sturgeon in weirs made from posts and willow sticks attached to the sides and bottom of the river. They also caught smaller fish in nets and gathered mussels.
In addition to seafood, the Patwin also ate nuts and seeds. Families of the Patwin Nation owned seed tracts, which they used to gather seeds. They would then dry and grind them into meal. Likewise, acorns were also an important food for the Patwin Nation. The villages owned groves of acorn trees, and women and children would harvest acorns. They would then grind them, leech them, and turn them into mush.
Meanwhile, men of the Patwin Nation hunted deer, antelope, elk, and bears, the final part of the Patwin diet. When hunting deer in groups, one man would wear a hollowed out deer head so that he could get closer to the deer to help the group. The men also caught ducks, quail and other small birds in nets, and even turtles and other small animals by other means. Some meat they roasted, while some they dried and stored. Oddly, dried salmon or deer was ground into a flour.
The Patwin used mostly water-based transportation. They used rafts and tule balsa boats that were over 20 feet in length! They also floated children and supplies across the Sacramento River in large baskets. The Sacramento River, called Bohema-Mem (Great-Water) was the heart of the Patwin and was essential for long-distance transportation. For shorter trips, they walked.
Like us, the Patwin played both games and sports. They played the hand game by holding marked sticks behind their backs and guessing the location of each stick. The Nation used it for gambling. Shinny was a sport similar to lacrosse. Men and women both played shinny, but they had different rules. Girls often played with dolls.
In conclusion, the Patwin were both different and similar to us. They were hunter-gatherers, while we practice agriculture, but Patwin girls played with dolls, as many children do today. They ate a variety of different foods, including seafood, meat, and plants. Unlike us, though, they used mostly water-based transportation. Finally, as we do, the Patwin played both games and sports. We could learn from them, as their society was much more sustainable then ours.
The Patwin Nation ate many different foods, including seafood, land meat, seeds, and nuts. Some of the Patwin lived close to the Sacramento River, so part of their diet was seafood. They caught salmon and sturgeon in weirs made from posts and willow sticks attached to the sides and bottom of the river. They also caught smaller fish in nets and gathered mussels.
In addition to seafood, the Patwin also ate nuts and seeds. Families of the Patwin Nation owned seed tracts, which they used to gather seeds. They would then dry and grind them into meal. Likewise, acorns were also an important food for the Patwin Nation. The villages owned groves of acorn trees, and women and children would harvest acorns. They would then grind them, leech them, and turn them into mush.
Meanwhile, men of the Patwin Nation hunted deer, antelope, elk, and bears, the final part of the Patwin diet. When hunting deer in groups, one man would wear a hollowed out deer head so that he could get closer to the deer to help the group. The men also caught ducks, quail and other small birds in nets, and even turtles and other small animals by other means. Some meat they roasted, while some they dried and stored. Oddly, dried salmon or deer was ground into a flour.
The Patwin used mostly water-based transportation. They used rafts and tule balsa boats that were over 20 feet in length! They also floated children and supplies across the Sacramento River in large baskets. The Sacramento River, called Bohema-Mem (Great-Water) was the heart of the Patwin and was essential for long-distance transportation. For shorter trips, they walked.
Like us, the Patwin played both games and sports. They played the hand game by holding marked sticks behind their backs and guessing the location of each stick. The Nation used it for gambling. Shinny was a sport similar to lacrosse. Men and women both played shinny, but they had different rules. Girls often played with dolls.
In conclusion, the Patwin were both different and similar to us. They were hunter-gatherers, while we practice agriculture, but Patwin girls played with dolls, as many children do today. They ate a variety of different foods, including seafood, meat, and plants. Unlike us, though, they used mostly water-based transportation. Finally, as we do, the Patwin played both games and sports. We could learn from them, as their society was much more sustainable then ours.
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