Mountain+Regions+of+California

Indians who lived in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains:

[[image:Miwok.JPG align="left" caption="Miwok Shelter"]]__Shelter__
Miwok shelters are unique in many ways. Their homes were made from twigs and branches. They used vines to tie the twigs and branches together. Mud was used as a foundation to hold the walls together. They dug their homes 4 to 5 feet into the ground. Their homes were shaped like upside-down ice cream cones.

**__Transportation__**
Miwoks used canoes to move down the rivers and they travelled on foot through the forests.

**__Clothing__**
Miwoks wore a strap and two sheets of deerskin for shirts.

**__Food__**
They hunted deer and small game. They also ate plants, insects, and fish. They gathered mushrooms in the spring and fall.

**__Economy__**
Miwok

**__Culture__**
They wore olive shell necklaces to show wealth.

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=Yokuts=

For the Yokuts basket making is a culture.
__Clothing__

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