Indigenous peoples of California

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Introduction & Top Questions
Traditional culture patterns
- Regional and territorial organization
- Settlement patterns
- Production and technology
- Property and exchange systems
- Leadership and social status
- Religion
- Marriage and child-rearing
- Arts
Cultural continuity and change

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