Cultivating an Abundant Bay

The early human inhabitants of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Ohlone and the Coast Miwok, cultivated an abundant environment. View this segment to learn

  • about shellmounds and other ways in which California Indians affected the landscape.
  • how the native people actually cultivated the land.
  • ways in which tribal members are currently working to restore their lost culture.

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