book chapter
The Pomo
Tribes of California • 3 • Published In 1877 • Pages: 146-195, 204-217, 491-517
By: Powers, Stephen.
Abstract
The material contained within this source deals with some of the less well known tribes or bands of the Pomo, living in the general region of the intersection of the head-waters of the Eel and Russian Rivers and along the estuaries of the California coast. The groups dealt with here are the: Poam, Yokaia, Senel, Komacho, Gallinomero, Misalla Magun, Gualala, Erio, Kabinapek, and Makhelchel. Generally speaking, the ethnographic data relating to the above are in the form of field notes, but they contain, nevertheless, a great deal of valuable material not recorded in many of the later Pomo ethnographies. The last section of this source, pp. 491-517, deals with a comparative linguistic study of the Pomo dialect between several of the groups mentioned above. Portions of this book were not processed because they deal with tribes other than the Pomo. The author of this article, who was a journalist, is considered on of the outstanding authorities on the California Indians of his day.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2000
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Northwest Coast and California
- Document Type
- book chapter
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Journalist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1960
- Field Date
- 1871-1876
- Coverage Date
- late nineteenth century
- Coverage Place
- head-waters of the Eel and Russian Rivers and coastal estuaries, northern California, United States
- Notes
- Stephen Powers
- LCCN
- 02027767
- LCSH
- Pomo Indians