Maidu

The Maidu Tribe in The Central Valley

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 * Seeds
 * The Maidu gathered acorns to make acorn mush
 * They fished and hunted
 * Other food included antelope,deer,elk,nuts,and berries || Housing

was built, on which a heavy layer of dirt was put level || along the Sacramento River style of working on wood with horn wedges and fire
 * The huts were sometimes underground
 * Once the floor of the hut was dug,a pole and wood framework
 * The floors were sometimes as much as three feet below ground
 * Village
 * They lived in the Central Valley
 * The Maidu lived in small villages along the tributaries
 * The Maidu were one of the largest tribes in California || Division of labor
 * The men hunted and made bows and arrows
 * The women made baskets and gathered nuts and seeds
 * Everyone in the tribe made fishing nets and other tools
 * Men made nets and other tools ||
 * Use of resources
 * The Maidu are known to have followed the California
 * The Maidu used obsidian for arrowheads
 * Used plants to make baskets || Interesting facts
 * The maidu population density was 9,000 and it grew to 9,500
 * The Maidu were skilled basket weavers
 * There were no pendants or bird feathers on Maidu baskets
 * Gold miners invaded Ninsenan maidu terretory, searching for gold ||




 * Useful Tools
 * Nets
 * Seed beater (used to collect seeds)
 * Bow and arrow
 * Baskets ||


 * Culture


 * The Maidu dressed in animal skins
 * The Madu were hunters and gatherers
 * The Maidu did not farm ||

Maidu Basket Maidu hut

By Drew Brown Luke Tchang