When we explore the backcountry, we can learn a tremendous amount about these remote places by studying how the first people lived there for thousands of years BEFORE European and American settlers and people from all over the world arrived in California for the GOLD RUSH. 
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
Today we are going to get to know a little about an unusual man who chose to live with California Indians in their villages for weeks at a time to learn more about their lifeways. His name was George Wharton James. We will also be introduced to the life of Ishi, the most famous California Indian who shard his knowledge of Indian life with an anthropologist, Alfred Kroeber, who in turn with his wife, Theodora, wrote several books about Ishis life that allows us to still continue Learning from the Indians.
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG #1 - The Wharton James book we refer to for this DIG was published in 1908 under the title of Learning from the Indians. What was the ORIGINAL title for the book going to be ? button
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG #2 - What did Wharton James collect from the Indians that came to form a large collection of their handcrafts ? button
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:30AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG #3 Here is a quote from his book The Indian is an absolute believer in the virtue of the outdoor life, not as an occasional thing, but as his regular, set, uniform habit. He lives out of doors; not only does his body remain in the open, but his mind, his soul, are ever also there.
.. Tell us about YOUR favorite place to be out of doors and why you like it.
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG # 4 What does he describe Indians thinking of people who live in houses ? button
Have you ever camped out in a tent or under the open sky ?
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG #5 Describe the activities Wharton James tells us the Indians did out of doors their work and life in the out of doors. button
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG #6 What illness does Wharton James mention was being proven to be chased away by clean fresh air in the out of doors ? It was the plague of the turn of the century.
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Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:31AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG #7 If you have ever gone camping, tell us a short story about the most AMAZING experience you had when living out of doors.
Backcountry Explorers Team: . . . . Tue, Sep 24, 7:32AM PST (-0800 GMT)
DIG#8 Lets get to know the life of Ishi who we will get to know in more depth in DIGS to come. Where was Ishi from and how did he come to work with Kroeber ? In what ways did he help us Learn from the Indians ? button