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Camp Internet Outpost Briefing
October 23-27, 2000
Welcome to the Northern Sierras
This week we begin our fourth week featuring the Sierra Nevada Backcountry as a regional area. People, plants, animals and rocks are all a part of this unit.
Science -Animal Studies in the Sierras
This week we feature the Sierra Animal Studies section at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/science/zoology/ . Who lives in the Backcountry with more than two legs - or - NO legs ?
History and Reading -Miwok Stories and Maidu Life
This week we feature the Northern California Indian tribe of the Maidu at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/backcountry/maidu/ . Who were the Maidu ? What was their life like ? What were their customs ? Who did they trade with ?
Ishi, Last of His Tribe
The Camp has made a condensed version of the famous Ishi story available at http://www.rain.org/campinternet/channelhistory/ishi/ . This is one of the most famous stories of a Native Californian's life and we included a copy of Theodora Kroeber's historical fiction, Ishi, Last of His Tribe if you would like to read selected sections to your students direct from the original source. Ishi lived to the North of the Maidu on the slopes of Mt. Lassen.
LIVE Inter-activity - Ishi Internet Dig 10/25
Our Ishi Internet Dig is scheduled for this Wednesday the 25th anytime from 8am-3pm. Come learn about Ishi, where he lived, how his people tried to survive the white settlers influx, and where he ended up spending his adult years. We have pictures of this gentle, noble man's way of life, and his white companions who helped him tell his story for all to understand. Please RSVP to camp@rain.org if you can attend.
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