Political Organization
The Southern Valley Yokuts were a large group, and they would split themselves into smaller self-governing groups of about 350 people, adopting names, and creating dialects of the language. While these groups formed a single village that usually had several settlements, created from close families, with one settlement being the dominant (). During the late spring, or early summer, the groups would separate. The separation allowed families to leave for months and gather food, or material. Havasupai groups were usually smaller than the Yokuts, the Havasupai focused on the nuclear family, allowing it grow depending on who joined (16).
Havasupai groups were also flexible when it came to class, and positions. While they …show more content…
For other forms of sustenance the Yokuts depended on fish and waterfowl, as well as venison (). Due to their location, the Havasupai traded mainly with the Hopi and Walapai. In exchange for cotton, pottery, and jewelry, the Havasupai traded buckskins, food, and baskets. Eventually, the Havasupai started to receive foreign goods from Europe, and anything available due to the expansion of the United States (13-14). When it came to dress, the Havasupai made most of their clothing from skins, which was usually made by men. Men wore shirts, breechcloths, leggings, moccasins, and a headband (sacred oral tradition of the hv 13). The women wore buckskin dresses with short aprons, and moccasins. Both the Havasupai and the Southern Valley Yokuts depended on rabbit-skin blankets to keep warm during the colder weather. Other than that, the Yokuts clothing was similar to most of California. Men wore loincloths, or went about naked, as the central valley had mild weather. Women wore skirts made from reeds, or skins, and they used moccasins mostly when traveling through rocky …show more content…
Meaning they did not go through extreme changes in temperature. Both groups were hunter-gatherers and moved between locations depending on the season, allowing them to gather, and contribute to the group. Although a difference was the size of their groups, the Yokuts, were had a large population, while Havasupai groups were generally smaller in size. Either way, the areas assigned to these groups were simply a method for anthropologists to be able to categorize them. The culture areas aid in helping one remember basic features common to group, but it does not take into consideration individual development. For example, the Havasupai culture shows influences from the pueblo groups, but they remained a hunting-gathering group, and while they are labeled a southwestern culture group, some say they could qualify for a great basin group as well. Overall, Culture areas are important when learning to identify groups, but it is important to remain flexible in attributing a group to those specific
The Southern Valley Yokuts were a large group, and they would split themselves into smaller self-governing groups of about 350 people, adopting names, and creating dialects of the language. While these groups formed a single village that usually had several settlements, created from close families, with one settlement being the dominant (). During the late spring, or early summer, the groups would separate. The separation allowed families to leave for months and gather food, or material. Havasupai groups were usually smaller than the Yokuts, the Havasupai focused on the nuclear family, allowing it grow depending on who joined (16).
Havasupai groups were also flexible when it came to class, and positions. While they …show more content…
For other forms of sustenance the Yokuts depended on fish and waterfowl, as well as venison (). Due to their location, the Havasupai traded mainly with the Hopi and Walapai. In exchange for cotton, pottery, and jewelry, the Havasupai traded buckskins, food, and baskets. Eventually, the Havasupai started to receive foreign goods from Europe, and anything available due to the expansion of the United States (13-14). When it came to dress, the Havasupai made most of their clothing from skins, which was usually made by men. Men wore shirts, breechcloths, leggings, moccasins, and a headband (sacred oral tradition of the hv 13). The women wore buckskin dresses with short aprons, and moccasins. Both the Havasupai and the Southern Valley Yokuts depended on rabbit-skin blankets to keep warm during the colder weather. Other than that, the Yokuts clothing was similar to most of California. Men wore loincloths, or went about naked, as the central valley had mild weather. Women wore skirts made from reeds, or skins, and they used moccasins mostly when traveling through rocky …show more content…
Meaning they did not go through extreme changes in temperature. Both groups were hunter-gatherers and moved between locations depending on the season, allowing them to gather, and contribute to the group. Although a difference was the size of their groups, the Yokuts, were had a large population, while Havasupai groups were generally smaller in size. Either way, the areas assigned to these groups were simply a method for anthropologists to be able to categorize them. The culture areas aid in helping one remember basic features common to group, but it does not take into consideration individual development. For example, the Havasupai culture shows influences from the pueblo groups, but they remained a hunting-gathering group, and while they are labeled a southwestern culture group, some say they could qualify for a great basin group as well. Overall, Culture areas are important when learning to identify groups, but it is important to remain flexible in attributing a group to those specific