Transcript The-Maidu

Maidu Indians
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By Mia J. Lang
Clothing
• Men wore a simple piece of deer skin around their hips
in the summer, but other than that they didn’t wear
much.
• The Maidu women wore a double apron on the front and
back.
• The winter time Maidu tribe wore moccasins on their
feet. Moccasins are made from deerskin, with a seam
sewn up the front. They were stuffed with grass for more
warmth.
• The Maidu wore their hair long and lose, and men
sometimes wore a hair net decorated with feathers.
• Tattooing was popular many women Maidu did it. It was
done by piercing the skin with a pine needle or a fish
bone and rubbing in a dye or charcoal on it.
Food
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They lived in the mountains and were good hunters.
The Maidu had hunting dogs and used many plants.
Meat was roasted over an open fire or it was baked.
Stronger animals like deer, and elk were followed for
days to be easier to catch.
Smaller animals were speared or caught in nets.
Many insects were eaten.
The Maidu ate most parts of plants like roots, leaves
stems, or seeds.
Several kinds trees like oak, and huckleberry used for
acorns.
The Maidu caught fish in nets or they speared.
House/Location
There houses were partly underground in the
winter.
Some families shared houses. They built these
houses in the spring, because the ground was
soft.
The houses were round and about 20 to 40 feet.
They made temporary houses for hunting or
gathering food in the summer.
They had no walls and had flat roofs with poles
holding up the house.
The Maidu lived in northeastern California in
Plumas county and southern Lassen county.
Tools/Trade
 They
burned the middle of a log to
make it a canoe.
 The Maidu used clamshells and disks
for money.
 Lots of tools like nets, bows, knives
,arrows, and spears were used for
hunting.
 They traded lots of tools, and shells
with there neighbors.
Fun Facts
 They
had lots of dances for ceremonies
or just for fun.
 They used many flutes and whistles for
music for the dancing.