THE SALINAN NATIONTHE SALINAN NATION

HomelandHomeland• ~ They lived next to the Chumash ~ They lived next to the Chumash

and the Yakut they also live in San and the Yakut they also live in San Antonio and Vacimo Antonio and Vacimo

• Their territory included the Diablo Their territory included the Diablo Temblor Temblor

• Homelands were located in California Homelands were located in California

CRAFTS CRAFTS

• SALINAN made their baskets out of SALINAN made their baskets out of deer and bunch grass , brake deer and bunch grass , brake fern, willow and tule fern, willow and tule

• Their baskets could be used for Their baskets could be used for cooking, storing and gathering cooking, storing and gathering

SOCIETYSOCIETY

• The SALINAN were divided into clansThe SALINAN were divided into clans• Animal totems - bear and deer are Animal totems - bear and deer are

two of them. two of them. • SALINAN fathers passed their SALINAN fathers passed their

totems on to their children totems on to their children

FAMILYFAMILY

• SALINAN villages were made up of SALINAN villages were made up of extended families extended families

• Survival of the people depended on Survival of the people depended on each member of the family each member of the family

• Each member had their own Each member had their own responsibilities responsibilities

FOODFOOD

– The SALINAN hunted fish and gathered The SALINAN hunted fish and gathered their own food their own food

– The SALINAN hunted animals like prong The SALINAN hunted animals like prong horn, mule, deer and elkhorn, mule, deer and elk

Children Children • Children learned useful skills by Children learned useful skills by

watchingwatching• The SALINAN carried their babies in The SALINAN carried their babies in

wooden baskets wooden baskets • They made these baskets using They made these baskets using

twine method. twine method.

MYTHSMYTHSMy myth is about a hawk and a raven. My myth is about a hawk and a raven.

They were trying to make the world They were trying to make the world safer.safer.

Clothing Clothing

• In the warmer days the SALINAN In the warmer days the SALINAN hardly wore clotheshardly wore clothes

• Men and women wore robes Men and women wore robes

WARWAR

• The SALINAN were peace loving The SALINAN were peace loving peoplepeople

• They maintained peaceThey maintained peace• The YOKUT lived north of the The YOKUT lived north of the

SALINAN SALINAN

CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS CONTACT WITH EUROPEANS

~The SALINAN welcomed the first ~The SALINAN welcomed the first EuropeansEuropeans

~The SALINAN first came into contact ~The SALINAN first came into contact with the Europeans in the 1600swith the Europeans in the 1600s

LEADERS LEADERS

• There were many SALINAN leadersThere were many SALINAN leaders• They held people and culture They held people and culture

togethertogether• Today the SALINAN leaders are doing Today the SALINAN leaders are doing

the same thing the same thing

BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY

• Gray-KanaTiosh, Barbara. Gray-KanaTiosh, Barbara. SalinanSalinan. . ABDO Publishing Company, 2004. ABDO Publishing Company, 2004.

• http://www.pelicannetwork.net/http://www.pelicannetwork.net/salinan.htmsalinan.htm

http://www.missionsanmiguel.org/history/salinans.html