ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The Chumash believe they come from which island ____
A
Catalina
B
Santa Cruz
C
Anacapa
D
Santa Rosa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hutash, the Earth Mother, created the first Chumash people on the island of Limuw, now known as Santa Cruz Island. They were made from the seeds of a Magic Plant.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Chumash People The Chumash Indian homeland lies along the coast of California, between Malibu and Paso Robles, as well as on the Northern Channel Islands. Before the Mission Period, the Chumash lived in 150 independent towns and villages with a total population of at least 25, 000 people.

Detailed explanation-3: -Santa Cruz Island, known by the Chumash people as Limuw, translates to “in the sea, ” while Santa Rosa Island, or Wi’ma, means “redwood driftwood.” Though no translation to modern English is known, San Miguel Island was referred to as Tuqan.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Chumash believed in supernatural gods and they believed that humans could influence those gods. The most important time of the year for the Chumash was right before the winter solstice.

Detailed explanation-5: -wima is the Chumash word for Santa Rosa Island It means redwood, specifically Sequoia Pino Colorado. helwaškuy is another name for the island as well as a village on the island. It means ‘something in the middle of two other things, ’ as wima is between tuqan and limuw.

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