The people and culture of the Chumash / Joel Newsome, Raymond Bial.

Author/creator Newsome, Joel, 1984-
Other author Bial, Raymond.
Format Electronic
EditionFirst edition.
Publication InfoNew York : Cavendish Square, 2017.
Description1 online resource.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Ebook Central - Public Library Complete
Subjects

SeriesFirst peoples of North America
Contents A culture begins -- Origins of a people -- A changing landscape -- Chumash belief and storytelling -- Building a civilization -- Life in a village - housing and buildings -- A societal structure -- Life in a Chumash village -- It takes a village -- Survival without agriculture -- Recipe -- The house of the sea -- A trade network - Chumash attire -- Function and elegance -- Basket making -- Beliefs of the Chumash -- The universe and origins -- Vision quests, guides, and medicines -- A tradition of dance and song -- Prayer through painting -- Communal gaming -- An oral tradition -- Overcoming hardships -- Encountering Europeans - Mission life -- Struggles to survive -- An endangered language -- The nation's presence now -- Adapting to new lifestyles - Santa Ynez today -- Faces of the Chumash -- Juan de Jesus Justo -- Kitsepawit -- Pacomio -- Maria Solares -- Rafael Solares.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Source of descriptionDescription based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher.
Issued in other formPrint version: Newsome, Joel, 1984- People and culture of the Chumash First edition. New York : Cavendish Square, 2017 9781502622556
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016035977
ISBN9781502622563 (E-book)

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