Kuksu (religion)
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Kuksu was a religion in Northern California practiced by members within several Indigenous peoples of California before and during contact with the arriving European settlers. The religious belief sys
Konkow Kuksu ceremony
Maidu Kuksu dancer
Pomo headdress used in Kuksu ceremonies
Pomo
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The Pomo are a Native American people of California. Historical Pomo territory in Northern California was large, bordered by the Pacific Coast to the west, extending inland to Clear Lake, mainly betwe
Kuksu (religion)
…Maidu culture of Northern California had comparatively strong and noticeable Kuksu systems and rituals. Kuksu was personified as a spirit being by the Pomo people. Their mythology and dance ceremonies were witnessed, including the spirit of Kuksu or Guksu, between 1892 and 1904. The Pomo used the name Kuksu or…
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A Pomo person in a tule boat, circa 1924.
A Pomo Dancer (Kal-si-wa, Rosa Peters) by Grace Hudson
Members of the Round Valley Indian Tribe retrace a forced 1863 relocation to Covelo, California