USA HISTORY

FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE

NATIVE AMERICANS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The ____ are the largest Indian tribe in California.
A
Yurok
B
Maidu
C
Cahuilla
D
Chumash
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The Yurok Tribe is the largest federally recognized Indian tribe in California and has a reservation that straddles the majestic Klamath River, extending for one mile on each side of the river, from its entry into the Pacific Ocean to approximately 45 miles upriver to the confluence with the Trinity River.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Maidu are a Native American people of northern California. They reside in the central Sierra Nevada, in the watershed area of the Feather and American rivers. They also reside in Humbug Valley. In Maiduan languages, Maidu means “man."

Detailed explanation-3: -The Maidus were hunter-gatherers. Maidu men hunted for deer and small game, and fished in the rivers. Maidu women gathered acorns and ground them into meal to make bread and soups, as well as collecting berries, nuts, and other plants. Here is a website with more information about Native American cooking.

Detailed explanation-4: -Estom Yumeka Maidu Tribe. We are a federally-recognized Indian Tribe since 1915, based in Oroville, California.

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