Transcript Pomo Indians By: Karli

The Pomo Indians
By
Karli
Where They Live
• The Pomo were made up of 72 tribes.
• Most of the Pomo lived in the Redwood
Forests.
• They lived in Northern California.
• Their original homelands had mountains,
hills, and valleys.
• They also lived in small bands.
Homes
• The Pomo built their homes from things in
their environment.
• Most of the Pomo lived in single family
houses.
• To make their houses they used willow poles
and tule.
• Their houses were not big, but for the time
period they were a good size.
Family Life
• Family was important to the Pomo.
• They lived with their grandparents,
aunts, and uncles.
• The Pomo made arts and crafts
together as a family.
• The men of the family hunted.
• The women of the family gathered
Clothing
• The Pomo made their own clothing.
• Women always wove the clothing from
deerskin.
• They used bone needles to sew.
• The women and girls wore shirts and
long skirts.
• The men and boys wore breech clothes.
Foods
• The Pomo hunted, fished, and gathered
food.
• They hunted deer and elk.
• They used bows and arrows to hunt and
fish with.
• When they gathered food they used
special baskets called seed beater baskets.
Crafts
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Pomo men made canoes for their crafts.
The Pomo also made baskets.
They made a lot of beaded designs.
They made cooking pots with beads and
feathers and used them often.
• The Pomo enjoyed making crafts.