Maidu People

How many groups of Maidu were there?

• 5

• 12

• 3

• 1

Which group of Maidu lived around the Sutter Buttes?

• Konkow

• Nisenan

• Mountain Maidu

• Sierra Maidu

The Nisenan Maidu lived along which rivers?

• The Feather, the Sacramento, and the San Joaquin Rivers

• The Nile, the Yangtze, the Ganges, and the Amazon Rivers

• The San Joaquin, the Merced, the American, and the Bear Rivers

• The American, Bear, Feather, Sacramento, and Yuba Rivers

Why didn't the Nisenan live in the Sutter Buttes?

• There was no water there.

• It was considered a sacred, spiritual place.

• There were no oak trees in the Buttes.

• It was home to other tribes.

The Maidu believed that after death, their spirits

• died

• were reborn

• remained in their bodies

• rested in the Buttes before journeying to the afterlife

The Maidu spoke which language?

• Maidunese

• Penutian

• English

• Maidish

What does the name Maidu mean?

• People of the Valley

• Valley Protector

• Chosen Ones

• The People.

What jobs did Maidu men do?

• hunting and fishing

• building boats and homes

• making tools

• served as religious and political leaders of the tribe

What did Maidu men fish with?

• nets, spears

• basket traps, weirs

• their hands

• fishing poles

What did the Maidu use to hunt?

• bows and arrows

• spears and snares

• pits they dug in the ground

• all of the above