Transcript Pomo of California - CarpenterInternational

Pomo of California
By: Isabela Pardo, Mateo
Galvez and Laura Andrea
Ustariz
Introduction
Today we are going to talk about the
pomo. I hope you understand
everything about this tribe because I
assume you dont know anything
about them. So enjoy, pay attention
and learn!
History
-In the Pomo women and men were basket
makers.
-All in their lifestyle was connected to their baskets
-Pomos live were bound the way baskets were
bound together.
-There is another commonality, which stems from
interaction with Europeans.
-It’s known that the Mexican and the Spanish
people put a string of missions along the California
coast.
- The Europeans rounded the Indians, they kept
the children separated from their families, they
also separated women from men.
History
• -The Indians were forces labor for the church and for
Mexican land grant ranchers.
• -About 2/3 of California Indians were killed.
• -The Pomo people who live in California were safely then
the other Indians.
• -The Pomo were invaded during the 18th century by
Russian for traders.
• -The Russian invaded the Pomo along the coast of
Alaska and among Aleut, Yupik, Tlingit and other
northwest coast tribes.
• -The Pomo were in the river, the Russian Killed lots of
Indians along this river, and this river was now known as
the Russian river.
Daily Life
• Men were almost always naked and women
wore thick kilts with deer skin. And if it was cold
they would put on rabbit robes.
• Their houses were shaped like an elliptical circle
and consisted of three layers held by poles. And
also some houses were made out of dried
leaves.
• They eat acorn, wild berries,wild grapes, birds,
nuts, fish and meat.
• The had 2 ceremony rituals which were called
the Ghost Dance and the Far South.
Language and Games
• They speaked seven different
languages but only three are
still spoken including Hokan.
• The game they mostly played
was Lacrosse the best game
ever invented.
Location and Population
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It is located in California, in San Francisco and by the Russian river. They
were divided in 3 areas, the valley region, the lake region and the coast
regions
 The population of the Pomo right now is approximately 8.000 people.
Pictures
Pictures
Question # 1
Explain the location of this tribe
according to the 5 themes of geography?
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Relative location:
California
San Francisco
Russian River
Valley region
Lake region
Coast region
Absolute Location:
37.5° West, 123° North.
Question # 2
Who was a key individual to the history of this tribe
and what influence did they have?
• Russians
fur traders
• Spaniards
forced them to join into spanish missionaries or
indian reservations
• Mexican
wanted to steal slaves.
Question # 3
How did the decisions of the Europeans to settle in the Americas
effect this tribe?
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When the Europeans came, this tribe had a lot of problems
-going to reservations
-separating kids from their families
-They loose a bunch of things and part
of their
traditions
-They were i n a poberty status.
Question # 4
What were some immediate and long term
effects of the native american and European
interactions for this tribe?
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The spanish and the mexican in the early 18th
century discovered the Pomo and maked them
live in the mission dormitories rounded by
militaries, the dormitors kept man separate from
women. They also made the indians work hard
for the crunch, more than the half of the indians
were killed and 100 of the indians dead of
sickness.
Question # 5
What are some things the Europeans did as
they tried to settle in the Americas?
► When
the Europeans came and they did a lot
of bad things to the native americans
-the population decreased,
-the europeans also got all of their things
including pottery and their nice belongings.
Checking for Understanding!
1. What is the estimated population of
the Pomo?
2. Who were the people involved in the
history of the Pomo?
3. What is the common language of
the Pomo?
4. Which was the most popular game?
5. What are the 5 things they eat?
Conclusion
Hope you learned everything we
teached. We think these people are
amazing in every aspect.And I think they
have a very unique culture. There were
72 small tribes. Now, they are living in
towns and cities. Two of the towns are
Uktha and Santa Rosa. Now the Pomo
only have 50 acres of land.