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    1. [CAMARIPO] Yosemite Indians
    2. Mary Jefferson
    3. Hi all, Just looking at all my Yosemite books and checked out a pamphlet ($.25) called "The Indian People of Ahwahnee". It was published by the Yosemite Natural History Association and approved by the American Indian Council of Mariposa County. On the back cover is a photo taken in the 1880's of: Susan Lawrence, Johnny Lawrence (with a violin), Sally Ann Dick (dressed to the "9's" holding a saddled horse) and Johnny Dick standing very straight and proper. In the center of the pamphlet is a two page photo of the "home of Captain One-Eyed Dick, leader of the Yosemite Miwok in the late 1800's". There is also a photo of a "U-mu-cha" bark dwelling house with two women in front. Another photo of "Calapine" and an unidentified Miwok woman in front of a wooden structure of a house. Another wonderful book is "Tradition and Innovation. A Basket History of the Indians of the Yosemite-Mono Lake Area", by Craig D. Bates and Martha J. Lee. This is an "authoritative study of the history and basketry of the Miwok and Paiute people of the greater Yosemite area." It has over 360 photos of baskets and historic images of the Yosemite Indians. This book is put out by "The Yosemite Association", P. O. Box 545, Yosemite National Park, CA 95389. Check it out. Next best thing is to go to the Valley and visit the Interpretive Center. Mary

    10/31/2000 11:43:33