Huchnom
At a glance:
- Series: American Indians Ready Reference
- Categories: Civilizations, Cultures
- Subcategories: Native Americans, American Indians
- Curriculum: American Indian History
- Geographical Location: California
Huchnom culture was a synthesis of Pomoan and Yuki traits and beliefs. The Huchnom village was the basic socioeconomic and political unit, usually with its own resources and territorial concerns. The Huchnom fished, hunted, trapped, and gathered acorns, seeds, and roots. Their material culture was also similar to the Yuki and Coastal Yuki, as were many of their rituals and ceremonies. They lived in thirty permanent riverine villages. The Huchnom participated with the Pomo and Cahto in rites of intensification as well as in the exchange of differential trade goods, and they served as...
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