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
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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
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
Pomo
…preparation of plant-based foods by women, while men were hunters and fishers. The Pomo people participated in shamanism; one form this took was the Kuksu religion, which was held by people in Central and Northern California. It included elaborate acting and dancing ceremonies in traditional costume, an annual…
Konkow Kuksu ceremony
Maidu Kuksu dancer
Pomo headdress used in Kuksu ceremonies