California Shoshone: Native American Tribe
California Shoshone are a Native American tribe that lived in central California, along the eastern border, at the base of the Sierra Nevadas. Their location dictated their lifestyle.
Their houses were made in a cone shape using slabs of bark or brush. They also had sweathouses that they used to keep their skin clean.
The main foods of the California Shoshone were pine nuts. They occasionally hunted buffalo, but relied more on salmon fishing, deer, and small game. as well as roots gathered by the women .
Shoshone hunters used bows and arrows. Fishermen used spears, nets, and basket traps. In war, Shoshone men fired their bows or fought with war clubs and buffalo-hide shields.
Shoshone women were in charge of the home. Besides cooking
Their houses were made in a cone shape using slabs of bark or brush. They also had sweathouses that they used to keep their skin clean.
The main foods of the California Shoshone were pine nuts. They occasionally hunted buffalo, but relied more on salmon fishing, deer, and small game. as well as roots gathered by the women .
Shoshone hunters used bows and arrows. Fishermen used spears, nets, and basket traps. In war, Shoshone men fired their bows or fought with war clubs and buffalo-hide shields.
Shoshone women were in charge of the home. Besides cooking