Post by blackcrowheart on Feb 4, 2006 13:37:06 GMT -5
Getting in touch with native culture
Paul McHugh, Chronicle Outdoors Writer
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Should a gusty storm inflict blackouts, the Bay Area reverts to a look
from centuries prior to European conquest. Silent hills cradle sparkles
of light -- a scene resembling scattered fires of Miwok and Ohlone
villages that once lay along creeks and the bay shore.
But even when electrical power comes back, the Bay Area offers numerous
paths for insight into American Indian history.
The Bay Area has two re-creations of Indian villages, two journals of
native affairs, numerous museum displays and an impressive roster of
workshops in native American living skills and arts.
full story:
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/02/SPGRFH1I071.DTL&hw
Paul McHugh, Chronicle Outdoors Writer
Thursday, February 2, 2006
Should a gusty storm inflict blackouts, the Bay Area reverts to a look
from centuries prior to European conquest. Silent hills cradle sparkles
of light -- a scene resembling scattered fires of Miwok and Ohlone
villages that once lay along creeks and the bay shore.
But even when electrical power comes back, the Bay Area offers numerous
paths for insight into American Indian history.
The Bay Area has two re-creations of Indian villages, two journals of
native affairs, numerous museum displays and an impressive roster of
workshops in native American living skills and arts.
full story:
www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2006/02/02/SPGRFH1I071.DTL&hw